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| DATE | 2003-09-11 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Domestic political terrorists
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On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 03:46:44PM -0400, Steve Milo wrote:
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> Point taken.
> So far the RIAA hasnt taken a direct overt stance against the
> common family unit.
Steven, I think you missed the point. It is good that the RIAA is sueing
people because it makes everyone afraid of them and the laws they are trying
to enforce. They are no longer being given the luxary of ignoring the
implications of Digital Rights Management and restrictive legistlation of
fair use. Nothing inside the new articles matters. Nothing which is quoted
matters. It's a one line news story for the public: "RIAA sues hundreds of
people for doing something perfectly normal.".
BTW - calling the RIAA a domestic terrorist organization is inaccurate and
makes the RIAA look good. There behavior and the legal tools they are implementing
is bad enought without needless exagrations, especially one which folks are very touche
about and can be easily bedunked.
Ruben
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