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Re: RIAA again
Posted by scary_jeff on Fri Feb 6th at 3:16pm 2004


http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/35389.html

Can anybody explain to me how it is possible for one company to 'raid' another and 'sieze documents' - The RIAA isn't a government body, so surely if they 'raid' and 'sieze', this is just 'tresspass' and 'theft'?




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Re: RIAA again
Posted by Orpheus on Fri Feb 6th at 3:21pm 2004


these people, if the interfeer with my movie collection abilities, are going to really upset my plans.

BTW, anyone wanna see my most recent movie listing

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Re: RIAA again
Posted by OtZman on Fri Feb 6th at 3:27pm 2004


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Posted by Kage_Prototype on Fri Feb 6th at 3:32pm 2004


It doesn't actually mention the RIAA at all in that article, because it wasn't the RIAA who made the raids - it was the Music Industry Privacy Investigations (MIPI), who are a subsidiary of the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

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The raids came after MIPI was granted a court order permitting it to search for evidence that KaZaA is complicit in the illegal trade of unauthorised copies of songs. The organisation plans to use documents seized in the raids in court proceedings


Are you sure you even read it Jeff? Your answer is right in the article.... [addsig]




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Posted by scary_jeff on Fri Feb 6th at 3:49pm 2004


Yea, but it still doesn't really seem right to me that a body that is not a government organisation can do this kind of thing, even if they do have a court order saying they are allowed to do it. It's almost like the police contracting work out.



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Posted by KungFuSquirrel on Fri Feb 6th at 3:54pm 2004


Orph, I believe you're looking for the MPAA, not the RIAA. Though I wouldn't doubt that the RIAA has taken it upon themselves to rid the earth of everyone who has ever downloaded music, movies, games, or free offline versions of MSN games. [addsig]



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Posted by Dr Brasso on Fri Feb 6th at 4:00pm 2004


yep....welcome to the new "stalinist" world.....**i hear stormtroopers...oh wait....thats ted nugent...

Doc B...

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Re: RIAA again
Posted by Forceflow on Fri Feb 6th at 4:17pm 2004


? posted by Dr Brasso

i hear stormtroopers...oh wait....thats ted nugent...

LOL !

This is what I found on the net recently:






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