... in the process of subpoenaing nearly 1,000 people for illegally swapping files, which is an infringement on Copyright laws. The targets will receive a copy of the lawsuit against them, a letter explaining the charges, and a number they can call if they want to talk about a settlement. Copyright law is clearly aggressive or maybe excessive to people who swap music files over the internet. The penalties are ... the law, you risk legal penalties." As it appears to the RIAA, it is having a huge impact on the number of downloads, causing a 10% to 15% dip in downloading, as NPD reports. Mark ...

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... the many characteristics of man transmitted to one another through sound and rhythm. The RIAA and other major labels have attempted to lock up our culture and heritage through extensive lobbying, outrageous campaign donations, misleading our political leaders, and lying to the public, while misrepresenting the facts. Changing copyright law is not a solution for poor management. Copy protected CDs lock up the music forever, even when the ... work in question returns to public domain. This was not part of the copyright bargain our forefathers struck, nor was it ever intended to provide in...

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... online filesharing. "His soulution? Make it legal for the entertainment idustry minions to hack into such networks in order to block the transfer, copy, or display of stolen works. (A Corporate Posse, p.1) The bill, dubbed creativly the "Berman Bill," would make it totally legal for ... a representative of the entertainment idustry to hack into your computer, without a warrent and distupt your actions. "Corporate owners without a warrent could decide whose machine to hack, provided they gave the U.S. Department of Justice seven days' ... copywritten material. "The Justice Department w...

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