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RIAA requests file-sharing info from UA

Abstract:
UA administrators recently received a formal request from the Recording Industry Association of America, a trade group that represents intellectual property and First Amendment rights of the U.S. recording industry, asking that the UA cooperate in addressing illegal file-sharing activities....

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Adam

posted 4/30/08 @ 10:11 AM CST

I say good. Students who think stealing intellectual property is wrong and that thanking artists is good won't be punished, only those who try and justify theft will.

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Remembering Napster Times

posted 4/30/08 @ 2:44 PM CST

Remember the good old days of Napster in the dorms? Ahhhhh.

Adam, this file sharing is not about money not going to the artists, it's about it not going to the fat coorp exects. The music industry is shysty and the artist pays heavily for "promotion". File sharing was the best thing for the artist. Did you not know that?

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Adam

posted 5/01/08 @ 2:12 PM CST

If the artists want people to have their music for free, they can do what Radiohead did. If they don't, they don't have to sign with a label. They own their intellectual property, not me, and I don't have the right to steal it whether I think its good for the artist or not.

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Ridiculous

posted 9/01/08 @ 2:50 PM CST

Eric, thanks for the article. IMO it's just ridiculous the steps the RIAA is taking in all their greed.

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Gentry

posted 9/05/08 @ 7:43 AM CST

The only people who are worried about the RIAA requesting the owners of IP addresses are those people who have violated copyright laws. Here's an idea: if you don't want to be held liable for copyright infringement, don't steal intellectual property.

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