Re: [dvd-discuss] Hang the RIAA in their own noose.

[Michael.A.Rolenz(at)aero.org]

The unanswered question, or maybe unasked, is why Congress even entertains 
such stupid notions rather than showing them the boot on their way out.




Noah silva <nsilva@atari-source.com>
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On Tue, 16 Oct 2001, Tom wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 11:08:44PM -0400, John Dempsey wrote:
> > > 1.) about RIAA wanting to have permission to hack people's computers
> > 
> > I have a lot of MP3 files.  I've got huge piles of CD's from which I
> > migrated the media.  (I worked at a record company and they had a lot 
of
> > rejected artist promo disks.)  How would the RIAA differentiate these 
from
> > illegally-aquired content?  And do they want to be exempt from
> > responsibility for mistakes?  What if they destroy my property?  Are 
they
> > then "terrorists", or are they exempt from prosecution? 
> 
> that's what they are trying. they do *not* attempt to get a right to
> hack your machine (they believe they already have that right). they
> *do* try to get exemption from prosecution for "collateral damages"
> they might cause.
> 

Now we know who REALLY made Nimda and Code Red? ;)

I have over 100 CDs worth of mp3 files, and I have the origional CDs too
in 98% of the cases.  Somehow I am not that worried about them hacking
into my NFS over SSH server with no public IP - but the fast they can
think they have the right to do so, and without consequence is a bit
disturbing.  But if they have the right, I assume anyone does - or are
they somehow special?  I mean I could go around randomly attacking
computers, and claim it was because I thought someone was distributing
that mp3 of me singing in the shower.

 -- noah silva