View Full Version : Coleman launches inquiry into RIAA's piracy crackdown
Jelsoft
July 31st, 2003, 04:34 PM
First Pac Bell and now this. The tide maybe turning against the RIAA.
Coleman launches inquiry into RIAA's piracy crackdown (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/6428142.htm)
WASHINGTON - Sen. Norm Coleman on Thursday began an inquiry into the recording industry's copyright lawsuits against online music swappers, saying the tactics could ensnare innocent people.
"Yet, the industry seems to have adopted a 'shotgun' approach that could potentially cause injury and harm to innocent people who may have simply been victims of circumstance, or possessing a lack of knowledge of the rules related to digital sharing of files."
Paktu
July 31st, 2003, 04:44 PM
He must have read all those emails I've been sending him.
ROMANTICGUY50
July 31st, 2003, 04:49 PM
Originally posted by Jelsoft
First Pac Bell and now this. The tide maybe turning against the RIAA.
Coleman launches inquiry into RIAA's piracy crackdown (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/6428142.htm)
Cool, Glad to hear it. I hope the rest of the congress goes after the RIAA and their tactics as well.
Shaddix
July 31st, 2003, 05:42 PM
ahhahaha
norm coleman has a track record of being one crooked bastard. we should just lobby him to legalize it.
i think his intention is just to spare the grandmas from getting sued.
Aaron73153
July 31st, 2003, 06:23 PM
Minnesota has elected some real whackos!
FutureIverson
July 31st, 2003, 06:37 PM
No you don't understand, he's just standing up for people who's children and grandchildren who put music on the computer. That may help younger people.
Paktu
July 31st, 2003, 08:23 PM
The story's been updated and includes the RIAA's reply to Coleman.
Lucian
July 31st, 2003, 08:53 PM
Aha! The RIAA finally sued someone related to a congressman/senator.
Jelsoft
July 31st, 2003, 08:58 PM
Ah, now we now why Colman is so interested in the RIAA.
In the conference call, Coleman acknowledged that he used to download music from Napster, the file-sharing service that a federal judge shut down for violating music copyrights.
"I must confess, I downloaded Napster, and then Napster was found to be the wrong thing," he said. "I stopped."
Ea$y_E
July 31st, 2003, 09:43 PM
hmm
a (former) P2P user in charge.
will he help?!?
will the RIAA just toss $$ his way and make him fade away?!?
bah
i wanna see the RIAA go 1 on 1 with somebody like bill gates.
we all know bill plays by his rules and his only.
heh gates can probably match the RIAA with the chump change he finds in his couch everyday lol