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Some more reasons why the RIAA is evil:
Jul. 16th, 2003 12:38 pmThe RIAA, as some of you may already know, is now tracking file-sharing individuals, and in some cases, suing them. They claim that since this past June, when they announced their decision to target individuals, the total volume of downloaded copyrighted material has decreased by 15%. Therefore, they say, their brand of corporate terrorism targeting indivdual file-swappers is an appropriate measure.
After all, it's resulted in a 15% decrease in the total number of files downloaded since June. But gee, idiots (or liars, or maybe it's both), what else could have happened since June to cause a 15% decrease in file-sharing.
Oh, I don't know... Maybe something like legions of college kids moving out of their dorms and thus losing their access to high speed connections? Think about it, you corporate assholes.
Meanwhile, another study has shown that when people download songs/albums and like what they hear, they are far more likely (I'll have to go and get the actual statistic) to go and buy the album than if they had merely heard it on the radio or mtv.
The RIAA is also chasing after Y-fi (wireless network) providers, claiming that file-swappers are fleeing to Y-fi providers because those providers do not log or otherwise provide fixed IP addresses (which are necessary to track individual users on a network, which is a necessary prerequisite to suing them).
Uh-huh. I'll bet you your average wireless user (whether or not s/he downloads files) doesn't even know what an IP address is, let alone considers it a diabolical method by which to escape detection by the RIAA.
I think the things that bother me most about the RIAA is that they first:
-consider every Internet user to be a criminal
-consider themselves to be so. Damn. Important
that they believe every Internet user is using
the net to purposefully spite and steal from the
RIAA
-willingly distort statistics to make it seem as
though their anti-file-swapping measures are
both effective and even necessary
-and finally, their willingness to blindly ignore
any data that is contrary to their opinions.
That will be all.
After all, it's resulted in a 15% decrease in the total number of files downloaded since June. But gee, idiots (or liars, or maybe it's both), what else could have happened since June to cause a 15% decrease in file-sharing.
Oh, I don't know... Maybe something like legions of college kids moving out of their dorms and thus losing their access to high speed connections? Think about it, you corporate assholes.
Meanwhile, another study has shown that when people download songs/albums and like what they hear, they are far more likely (I'll have to go and get the actual statistic) to go and buy the album than if they had merely heard it on the radio or mtv.
The RIAA is also chasing after Y-fi (wireless network) providers, claiming that file-swappers are fleeing to Y-fi providers because those providers do not log or otherwise provide fixed IP addresses (which are necessary to track individual users on a network, which is a necessary prerequisite to suing them).
Uh-huh. I'll bet you your average wireless user (whether or not s/he downloads files) doesn't even know what an IP address is, let alone considers it a diabolical method by which to escape detection by the RIAA.
I think the things that bother me most about the RIAA is that they first:
-consider every Internet user to be a criminal
-consider themselves to be so. Damn. Important
that they believe every Internet user is using
the net to purposefully spite and steal from the
RIAA
-willingly distort statistics to make it seem as
though their anti-file-swapping measures are
both effective and even necessary
-and finally, their willingness to blindly ignore
any data that is contrary to their opinions.
That will be all.