Comments on: RIAA president: No talk of blacklisting file sharers

Record industry head explains how making deals with ISPs to enforce copyright is a more elegant solution than filing lawsuits. Details are still being hammered out.

[angad1811]

I'm with mattumanu on this.

One little twitch and I'm going to have their pants around their ankles.

[justasking99]

Isn't the RIAA similar to the vigilantes of the late 19th century whereby they appear to have taken the law into their own hands, and in some States, possibly committed criminal acts? For instance, it appears that the State of Michigan has put the RIAA"s forensic agent on notice that a private investigator's license is required to gather evidence on file sharers. Gathering computer forensic evidence without a license in Michigan is a felony, with 4 year jail time. I for one intend to ask the Michigan law enforcement authorities to investigate possible conspiracy and criminal acts by the RIAA and their agents.

[MSSlayer]

It is time for a class action suit against these mobster clowns, and any ISP stupid enough to listen to them.

Hit them with a legal loss so big, that they won't be able to manufacture enough crappy pop groups to get out of debt.

[RighteousSoutherner]

What a gross exaggeration! The EFF just wants to support the little thieves talking like that.

"This is a huge civil liberties issue," said Gwen Hinze, EFF's International policy director. "When you cut off Internet access, we're talking about cutting off a person's total ability to communicate."

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[stryder302]

The problem with this is that millions of people download files using P2P software. So the ISP's aren't going to shut off millions of peoples internet, it's just bad business for them. I think once they actually realize the sheer amount of numbers they are looking at they will forget it. They might agree with it to keep the RIAA off their backs, but shutting off the internet on customers is just stupid. For most people on cable internet connections the cable, internet and phone are all on one bill. Why would someone keep paying them for cable and phone when they can't have the internet through that company, and more importantly why would you.

[Spyers]

I can't wait to see a bored 13-year-old with some computer skill, spoof notices and get people kicked off the net just to grief people.

"How dare you put that on my myspace page. No more internet for joo!"

[justasking99]

In my opinion the discussion should move from talk of blacklisting "Joe Internet user", to a sincere investigative effort to determine if the RIAA's actions have broken any criminal statutes, such as has recently been alleged by the State of Michigan. If wrongdoing is uncovered then RIAA officials and their agents must face the music, even if that means hard jail time in a state penitentiary. After all, isn't it reasonable to ask if the RIAA and its agents have been operating outside the rule of law these past 8 years? Just like on Wall Street isn't it appropriate to ask if "adult supervision" is required for the music business?

[Fil0403]

How dare they try to stop people from sharing illegal content?