Comments on: What I’m Actually Fighting

By: FBI is good

FBI is good — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 02:35:07 +0000

FBI good RIAA evil. The RIAA are using our government (Obama, Biden) and our FBI for their purposes. Blame the RIAA because the FBI were practically coerced into this.

By: Graphics Card

Graphics Card — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:16:53 +0000

hi buddy… i just wanted to say that my firefox is freezing when I click on the text… are you using some java or something?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:21:29 +0000

I feel sorry for Joel and all the other thousands of people that have been sued by the RIAA. I think the RIAA and the FBI are both unfair in the way they are enforcing the law considering the following conversation. My question to the RIAA and the FBI considering all the lawsuits and you calling this a crime why was this conversation overlooked.
A high-ranking NC police officer (detective devision I believe) was recored discussing downloading music on the Internet. He named the name Kazaa which has appeared in numerous news articles. He said it was the thing to do EVERYBODY was doing it. He bet his daughters had downloaded a thousand songs on his computer. He said he had to buy a new computer his old one ‘FILLED UP WITH MEMORY’. He laughed and said he hoped the federal government did not come in and investigate him.
RIAA and FBI I think you are very unfair suing all these people taking their money and ignoring this conversation. I think this is an injustice to all the people that have been sued. If this is the way the law is enforced the RIAA and the FBI should give these people back their money.

By: Rosario Garzon

Rosario Garzon — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:02:13 +0000

There is another thing you ought to understand.

By: firearms

firearms — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:35:14 +0000

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By: Rema Canny

Rema Canny — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:33:00 +0000

I’m not arguing that it’s legal, I’m saying it’s not theft. The distinction is important. Reimbursement is not property. He does not lose his property, therefore it’s not theft. End of story. I don’t see how you can’t understand that.

Also, you can scream about how it’s illegal all you want, it’s still gonna happen. People are saying loud and clear that they do not want CDs. The record labels have failed to provide an alternative method of distribution and until they do, piracy will continue.

The legality or morality is irrelevant. It’s gonna happen, it’s inevitable. CDs are obsolete, people don’t want to buy them. Record labels have resisted internet distribution and have insulted customers with DRM. They are trying to suppress technological solutions rather than embrace them. They’re trying to milk every last dollar from a system that is no longer necessary and they’re failing. They’re sticking with a distribution method that no longer works. — Freecell82

By: Rema Canny

Rema Canny — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:25:42 +0000

The industries trying to stop file sharing sounds like 26 years ago when they tried to stop taping. The RIAA and MPAA still can’t accept cassette tapes and VCRs, respectively.

Actually, I remember watching some video regarding YouTube vs. Rsomething with a background on file sharing explaining that VCRs were infringing but could be used for non-infringing purposes and that Sony did not induce copyright infringement.

Apparently, ThePirateBay induces copyright infringement, which it doesn’t. It only links to the content, which is different from hosting it on the server.

And even if it does host it, the users are the ones who upload/download.

They can’t get all of us. Therefore, they have to adapt. Majority wins.

Even if they’re richer, as Charles Darwin said, “It is NOT THE STRONGEST of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.”

By: Rema Canny

Rema Canny — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:20:12 +0000

“Joel Tenenbaum is an infringer” is an idiot.

The industries can’t stop file sharing. Adapt or die. They are wasting our tax money, which they acquired from the government illegally, on legal fees. They are promoting file sharing by doing this.

File sharing is basically the same as lending or taping off radio/TV.

Sharing is part of the human condition. A person who does not share is not only selfish but bitter and alone. - Paulo Coelho, who increased book sales from 3,000 to 1,000,000 in 3 years thanks to file sharing.

Think of it this way…does lending books promote sales? Yes, it promotes the next book(s). But also, why buy when you can borrow? Clearly, lending/borrowing has both positive and negative effects.

File sharing is a massive form of lending/borrowing. Therefore, both the positive and negative effects increase.

However, for music, the negative effects (less album sales due to borrowing) would add to the positive effects (more sales for next album + more concert attendance).

By: Joel Tenenbaum is an infringer

Joel Tenenbaum is an infringer — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:46:32 +0000

“If you receive a notice from the RIAA, you are guilty until proven innocent, and the vast majority of people do not have the resources to fight the charges. ”

There is no guilt or innocence in the civil litigation system. You are liable or not liable, and there is no presumption toward one or the other. Please don’t try to use misinformation to try to make this something that it’s not. Your atrocious legal team tried that plenty of times, and look how well that worked out for you.

By: Frank John Miller

Frank John Miller — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:28:12 +0000

Also Joel…is this about downloading files or uploading files?

Quote:

Jesse on January 17th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
In response to Alex, these lawsuits aren’t for downloading content illegally, they are about SHARING copyrighted content. So the RIAA argues it doesn’t matter if Tenenbaum owns the cd’s for the content or not.