RSSRIAA Sues More Internet2 File Swappers
By Nate Mook | Published May 26, 2005, 6:50 PM
The Recording Industry Association of America announced Thursday it has filed a second wave of copyright infringement lawsuits against students swapping files on the Internet2 network. The group added 20 new universities to its list of targets, specifically suing 91 students across 33 college campuses.
Internet2 is the name given to the next-generation network that links colleges and universities, which is intended for research of new technologies.
The RIAA also filed 649 "John Doe" suits against individuals sharing files via peer-to-peer networks including KaZaa, LimeWire and Grokster. Such John Doe suits involve cases where the RIAA does not know the identity of a file swapper, only the IP address used.
The latest round of lawsuits follows the RIAA's initial assault on Internet2 users last month. 405 college students were sued at 18 universities for using an application called "i2hub" to swap music and movies.
"As long as students continue to corrupt this specialized academic network for the flagrant theft of music, we will continue to make it clear that there are consequences for these unlawful actions," said RIAA President Cary Sherman. "Whether it's done on a computer at home or one in a college dorm room, the act of theft is one and the same."
Sherman previously characterized the RIAA's lawsuits as educational tools that, "remind music fans about the law and provide incentives to university administrators to offer legal alternatives."
Man I don't know what everyone's problem is with the RIAA--they are only enforcing the existing law. Why not be mad at the US Supreme Court for giving them the authority or keeping the laws as they are rather than overturning them? What good are laws IF NO ONE ENFORCES THEM? That's like being mad at the police back in the 1930's for enforcing prohibition...RIAA doesn't make laws people, just because you can get your pwecious wittle music at the touch of a button doesn't mean you SHOULD get it. Try reading these cases on the web from a source like LexisNexis. Find something wrong in the court's reasoning lash out at the judge, not the RIAA.
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|If only they'd retail all the movies, all the tv shows, all the music, and all the software, I can't seem to buy anywhere.
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|Can I sue for invasion of MY privacy?
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|This is nothing. I will make a little prediction, what your going to probably see in the future. The way i see things going, P2P will probably move towards a more "freenet" type system, where things are more private. But don't bet on being too safe. What i see happening, is the MPAA/RIAA eventually trying to get laws passed to put a stop to anyone even using such a software (even without any copywrited material on their hard drive). And then we will probably see people being sued for using such "prohibited" software. Some think i am paranoid but this is where i see things going, the MPAA/RIAA - as long as people purchase the junk they push, they will have all the rescources they need to eventually trample our rights to any privacy. I see a time comming where software will be labeled as "anti-freedom" and anyone running such software will be labeled a "terrorist".
The MPAA/RIAA are a powerful political and propoganda machine with a lot of $$. And Governments love money and will always make decisions for special interests while sugar coating it to look like they are actually doing it "for the people". (not to say that is all they ever do, but anyone with any sense can see that some percent is, more or less)
Yes im just speculating about the future, but this is absolutely the road we are all going down. Whether we continue on this road to my own personal speculation, well who knows. But as technology changes, so will laws. And let me assure you, that even if software such as "freenet" were to become much more effective and actually work well, the MPAA/RIAA aren't just going to sit around and wonder whos downloading/uploading what.
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|RIAA did not invade anyone's privacy--at least not as far as the law goes.
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|i bet somebody will go crazy and start shooting riaa members soon...(i hope so at least)
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|That would be Awesome!!
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|yeah but it wouldn't make any difference. There is more then enough greed to fill the voids.
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|if someone drummer named lars shows up to my house saying that people like him - millionnaires are being robbed from people like whomever they are accusing. i know a band that will need to replace a percussionist for while.
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|Hahaha. Don't judge a user by the IP. I feel a little sorry for all the users who have open proxies and are being sued for allegedly swapping files illegally.
Heh, there's a great idea. Have P2P clients with integrated proxy specification that selects a random anonymous open proxy to use for that session. Just make sure it runs few a networks with a firewalls to block any traces. =)
It's a perfectly legal suggestion. If someone is providing legal service (proxy) for free then anyone on the internet should be allowed to utilize such a service. Whether or not the host is aware of the proxy being open is just an ethical issue if you consider the host an idiot; but if they can setup a proxy then I give them enough credibility to secure it to their intentions.
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|When will this industry wake up and smell the carcass of copyright laws?
The concept is quickly becoming outdated - IP is becoming a thing of the past, and I believe (hope?) it's for the better.
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|John Doe lawsuits are illegal. so what if you know an ip address... has noone but me ever heard of or used IP masquerading? sheesh. I do it not to partake in illegal activities - simly put I do it so noone can track me down and hack my computer :) traceroute THAT, punks! :)
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|That's why none of them actually get to trial. They usually bankrupt their victims long before that.
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|Is this happening in the US or canada too??
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|Can I sue somebody for making crappy music?
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|Not if you download it.
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|Hell may freeze over first.
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