Have You Been Sued By The Recording Industry Yet? Why Not?
What is it they say? Turnabout is fair play? It is unless you’re the one being turned about. In the case of the Recording Industry Association of Amercia (RIAA), not only is it fair play, they’re fair game.
During Napster’s hey day, long before iTunes, iTunes Music Store, and the iPod were all the rage, gazillions of songs were pirated and ‘swapped’ on the Internet and downloaded by millions of PC and Mac users.
Yes, stealing music on the internet was all the rage..... (excerpted).
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allans said:
The obvious aim of the RIAA in 2005 and even now is to disarm people through intimidation via the legal system. They know most people freak out when they “get sued,” because law suits have taken on such a scary connotation.
People should empower themselves to fight back, if doing so would achieve justice. Granted, some people did simply steal music and should probably just settle. On the other hand, others may have been the victim of unethical or illegal tactics. In those cases, people should fight back against what appears to be a bully.
If you get sued, educate yourself on your rights. Maybe you’re not the right case to cause a hoopla, but no one should knee-jerk crumble in the face of a wealthy corporation’s lawyers.