RIAA Changing Tactics? no more lawsuits

It's nice to see that the RIAA has realized the error of its ways and has decided to stop making a fool of itself by bringing frivolous and dubious lawsuits against people who can't contend with their strong-arm tactics. Bravo.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Skexis

But it is a good sign, at least.

A good sign of what, exactly?

I don't have a problem with copyright holders trying to protect their assets, but the way the RIAA had been doing it was not working and I don't think this is much better. Sure, they won't be suing as many people, but now they're just going to assume guilt in all cases. If I remember correctly, Sass didn't even realize she had gotten a DMCA notice in her e-mail until two months after the fact.

How ya doing, buddy?

Isn't that how they handle things now anyway? "You didn't stop after we sent you these DMCA notices, so here's a C&D notice"?

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

Well as long as those "letters" are in e-mail form, what do the ISPs care? A few paragraphs of text amounts to, what, a couple of kilobytes? That's not even going to put a dent in most ISP-given e-mail accounts.

I would feel better if they sent out their notices on paper, snail-mailed to your mailbox. That way, not only is there something physical being sent, there's also a better chance you're actually going to read it (perhaps with your monthly bill statement?).

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

Originally Posted by Shin

Also I imagine the process will be a fairly simple one for ISPs too. They'll have a big list of known pirate sites and track whether you visit them. If you do an email or letter will be automatically generated telling you to stop and if you don't they'll cut you off. They won't know if you're actively breaking the law but will be simply covering their bases, it'll be up to you to prove you're doing nothing wrong.

THAT is a far more slippery slope, if that is the case.

Also, Peerguardian is our friend.

(Deni, I believe it was NHL 2004, the last EA NHL game worth even pirating.)

I was speaking idiomatically.