RIAA Changing Tactics? no more lawsuits

I've definitely gotten notices from my ISP in the past regarding illegal downloads (from other who were using my connection, not myself). Nothing new there.

"Hey, stop downloading XXXX. We see you did so illegally." kind of things

How ya doing, buddy?

So. Let me understand, here.

The ISPs will shut off your service, subsequently losing your money/business? I mean, if an ISP shut me down, I'd switch. And their competitor gets my business. (I understand how it would be imposed on ALL ISPs but, you know, if I pay my bill and all)

It would behoove them not to be too strict about this. Unless, of course, the penalties imposed would be far more expensive than losing that kind of business. And really, how much would that take on behalf of the RIAA? It'll frustrate the hell out of the ISPs, I'd think.

But maybe I'm not understanding all the details, here. Or not THINKING of them. Not like this shit will stop anyone.

PS: I got the warnings because of Chris's need to download some NHL game

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Denicalis

Fuck the man, rave the empire.

You're going to kill me, but isn't it "save" the empire? fuck yo sport, nigga

As far as the RIAA buying out ISPs for shutting down services - I wish them luck in that. They're going to need it.

Think of all the people who pirate. And all the people that will need to be shut down if the plan works without a hitch. That's a LOT of goddamn money.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

This may be rather naive of me to say, and I may be completely assuming things here (since I just pirate, and don't pay attention to many developments), but for every catch-up step the RIAA makes to go after pirates with "new techniques," the Internet Dwellers have much more brain power, resources, and collective desire to outsmart the RIAA in numbers alone.

Unless they start recruiting from the internet and paying a LOT of people a LOT of money, there's not much they can do.

For every road block the RIAA tries to lay down, there's a new tool to go around the road block made by the pirates and their cohorts. Overwhelming in numbers alone, I figure.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by llmercll

I'm not sure it works exactly the same way as that with online doings, but it probably follows the same concept.

I imagine it's all about the collective desire.

Who doesn't want free shit?

How ya doing, buddy?