http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5072564.html




OH dear....

Quite simply...F THEM!

"It is simply to get peer-to-peer users to stop offering music that does not belong to them."

How the f*** do you think they got on the filesharing programs?!!??! SOMEBODY ****ING BOUGHT THEM!!

"We are not trying to be vindictive." Filing a lawsuit against someone is pretty damn vindictive, don't ya think?

I have Kazaa Lite on my computer and I've heard that RIAA got sued by file sharing users. I still love Kazza Lite and I hope that I can download music that I should not be worried about the suit. My uncle from Florida downloads every music including my cousin Anthony Marino, the guy who downloads music. Gimmie a break. Napster got sued about two years ago. I don't use regular Kazaa. Kazaa Lite is good. Why did they sue by many record companies and movie studios. I won't tell anyone about it. Chris Ducan learned anything about the Kazaa suit. What do I do next, try WinMX or other stuff like Limewire and other file sharing engines. RIAA had no comment.

Originally posted by BrooklynGuy78
I have Kazaa Lite on my computer and I've heard that RIAA got sued by file sharing users. I still love Kazza Lite and I hope that I can download music that I should not be worried about the suit. My uncle from Florida downloads every music including my cousin Anthony Marino, the guy who downloads music. Gimmie a break. Napster got sued about two years ago. I don't use regular Kazaa. Kazaa Lite is good. Why did they sue by many record companies and movie studios. I won't tell anyone about it. Chris Ducan learned anything about the Kazaa suit. What do I do next, try WinMX or other stuff like Limewire and other file sharing engines. RIAA had no comment.


Yea some file sharing users are fighting back saying what RIAA Did was an invasion of privacy...

The only file sharing I have is Kazaa Lite. Regular Kazaa doesn't.

Originally posted by AAOT
Yea some file sharing users are fighting back saying what RIAA Did was an invasion of privacy...

Well, wasn't it? They have every right to fight back.

I usually go out and buy the cd sooner or later anyway. I don't see a problem with people downloading if you own the cd and a song or two is scratched on it 'cause that does happen. Who wants to go pay another $16-18 bucks for one or two songs or if you just can't find the song anywhere else. Basically, the RIAA just sucks.

I got on WinMX a couple nights ago and no one was on it at all. :lol:

Originally posted by pandora_spocks
Well, wasn't it? They have every right to fight back.

I usually go out and buy the cd sooner or later anyway. I don't see a problem with people downloading if you own the cd and a song or two is scratched on it 'cause that does happen. Who wants to go pay another $16-18 bucks for one or two songs or if you just can't find the song anywhere else. Basically, the RIAA just sucks.

I got on WinMX a couple nights ago and no one was on it at all. :lol:

OT: Nice avatar. :lol:

i just deleted kazza of my computer and ran spybot, i really should have got spybot sooner...that was a lot of bloody spywear!:cuss: damn riaa. good to be in canada

Originally posted by brownsocks
i just deleted kazza of my computer and ran spybot, i really should have got spybot sooner...that was a lot of bloody spywear!:cuss:



Yes Kazaa can have a lot lol

what a bunch of money hogs

Originally posted by ~°Sarah°~
what a bunch of money hogs

You're telling me......! I don't have 15 bucks to run out everytime I have a new favorite song or two.

Meangya. I DL songs that I dont normally like by the artist, or live performances. Lately, Ive DL all the episodes of Queer Eye so I can put them on a DVD. Like Karly said.. Im not going to shell out $17 for every song I like..thats BS!! I still buy CD's.. in fact, Im looking forward to Britneys and Clays. Meangya.

Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤
Meangya. I DL songs that I dont normally like by the artist, or live performances. Lately, Ive DL all the episodes of Queer Eye so I can put them on a DVD. Like Karly said.. Im not going to shell out $17 for every song I like..thats BS!! I still buy CD's.. in fact, Im looking forward to Britneys and Clays. Meangya.



Well there are places where you can download songs for like 69 cents each... They don't have all the songs though...

What can I do, I can buy a CD, a cassette or a record that I want to get at numerous yard sales, thrift stores and flea markets. What should i do?

Here is an article from today's Daily News:

SUED FOR A SONG
NYC 12-yr.-old among 261 citied as sharers
By Soni Sangha and Phyliss Furman

A shy Manhattan schoolgirl who gets a kick out of nursery songs and TV themes was among 261 people sued yesterday for downloading music from the internet.

Brianna LaHara, a curly-haired 12-year-old honor student who started seventh grade yesterday at St. Gregory the Great Catholic school on W. 90th St., couldn't believe she's one of the "major offenders" the music moguls are after.

"Oh, my god, what's going to happen now?" she asked after hearing of the suit. "My stomach is all in knots."

Told she may have to go to court, Brianna's eyes widened behind the wir-rimmed glasses and she said, "I'm just shocked that all of the people that do this, I'm on the list."

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said the suits filed yesterday included about 60 that targeted suspects in New York who downloaded more than 1,000 songs

The group blames computer users such as Brianna, who use software programs to trade music with others on the internet, for a 30% drop in music sales.

Each person sued yesterday could be liable for fines up to $150,000 for each poached track.

'Appropriate action'

Experts had predicted a large number of the suits likely would name youngsters.

"Nobody likes playing the heavy and having to resort to litigation, but when your product is being regularly stolen, there comes a time when you have to take appropriate action," said Carey Sherman, president of the recording association.

Sherman warrned that the group may file thousands more lawsuits against people who use programs like Kazaa, Grokster, Gnutella, Blubster and iMesh.

Brianna's mother, Sylvia, 40, director of a nurse placement agency, said her daughter was helping her 9-year-old brother with his homework when the Daily News arrived at their apartment on W. 84th St. with word about the suit.

"For crying out loud, she's just a child," the mother said. "This isn't like those people who say, 'my son is a good boy,' and he's holding a bloody knife. All we did was use a service."

The mother said she signed up for Kazza, paying a $29.95 fee. "If you're paying for it, you're not stealing it, so what is this all about?" she asked.

She said Brianna downloaded music by Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey, along with the themes to television shows like "Family Matters" and "Full House" - and even the nursery song, "If You're Happy and You Know It."

"That's really threadening to the music industry," she scoffed.

"If this was something we profiting from, that's one thing. But we were just listening and sometimes dancing to the music," said the mother.

She vowed to get a lawyer to fight the suit, which she termed "ridiculous."

Originally posted by BrooklynGuy78
Here is an article from today's Daily News:

SUED FOR A SONG
NYC 12-yr.-old among 261 citied as sharers
By Soni Sangha and Phyliss Furman

A shy Manhattan schoolgirl who gets a kick out of nursery songs and TV themes was among 261 people sued yesterday for downloading music from the internet.

Brianna LaHara, a curly-haired 12-year-old honor student who started seventh grade yesterday at St. Gregory the Great Catholic school on W. 90th St., couldn't believe she's one of the "major offenders" the music moguls are after.

"Oh, my god, what's going to happen now?" she asked after hearing of the suit. "My stomach is all in knots."

Told she may have to go to court, Brianna's eyes widened behind the wir-rimmed glasses and she said, "I'm just shocked that all of the people that do this, I'm on the list."

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said the suits filed yesterday included about 60 that targeted suspects in New York who downloaded more than 1,000 songs

The group blames computer users such as Brianna, who use software programs to trade music with others on the internet, for a 30% drop in music sales.

Each person sued yesterday could be liable for fines up to $150,000 for each poached track.

'Appropriate action'

Experts had predicted a large number of the suits likely would name youngsters.

"Nobody likes playing the heavy and having to resort to litigation, but when your product is being regularly stolen, there comes a time when you have to take appropriate action," said Carey Sherman, president of the recording association.

Sherman warrned that the group may file thousands more lawsuits against people who use programs like Kazaa, Grokster, Gnutella, Blubster and iMesh.

Brianna's mother, Sylvia, 40, director of a nurse placement agency, said her daughter was helping her 9-year-old brother with his homework when the Daily News arrived at their apartment on W. 84th St. with word about the suit.

"For crying out loud, she's just a child," the mother said. "This isn't like those people who say, 'my son is a good boy,' and he's holding a bloody knife. All we did was use a service."

The mother said she signed up for Kazza, paying a $29.95 fee. "If you're paying for it, you're not stealing it, so what is this all about?" she asked.

She said Brianna downloaded music by Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey, along with the themes to television shows like "Family Matters" and "Full House" - and even the nursery song, "If You're Happy and You Know It."

"That's really threadening to the music industry," she scoffed.

"If this was something we profiting from, that's one thing. But we were just listening and sometimes dancing to the music," said the mother.

She vowed to get a lawyer to fight the suit, which she termed "ridiculous."

That's really sad. ohno:

I'm personally vowing to not buy another cd. The RIAA and all of these already-filthy-f***ing-rich-and-bitching-musicians are pissing me off. I have all the cds I'll ever need anyway.

Originally posted by BrooklynGuy78


The mother said she signed up for Kazza, paying a $29.95 fee. "If you're paying for it, you're not stealing it, so what is this all about?" she asked.



I wonder what thats about... Kazaa now has something called "Kazaa Plus" thats 30 bucks but that didnt arrive till just a couple weeks ago... And to answer her question about that... The 30 bucks is going to the makers of Kazaa not the Artists...


I agree though going after a 12 year old like that is pathetic...

Originally posted by BrooklynGuy78
Here is an article from today's Daily News:

SUED FOR A SONG
NYC 12-yr.-old among 261 citied as sharers
By Soni Sangha and Phyliss Furman

A shy Manhattan schoolgirl who gets a kick out of nursery songs and TV themes was among 261 people sued yesterday for downloading music from the internet.

Brianna LaHara, a curly-haired 12-year-old honor student who started seventh grade yesterday at St. Gregory the Great Catholic school on W. 90th St., couldn't believe she's one of the "major offenders" the music moguls are after.

"Oh, my god, what's going to happen now?" she asked after hearing of the suit. "My stomach is all in knots."

Told she may have to go to court, Brianna's eyes widened behind the wir-rimmed glasses and she said, "I'm just shocked that all of the people that do this, I'm on the list."

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said the suits filed yesterday included about 60 that targeted suspects in New York who downloaded more than 1,000 songs

The group blames computer users such as Brianna, who use software programs to trade music with others on the internet, for a 30% drop in music sales.

Each person sued yesterday could be liable for fines up to $150,000 for each poached track.

'Appropriate action'

Experts had predicted a large number of the suits likely would name youngsters.

"Nobody likes playing the heavy and having to resort to litigation, but when your product is being regularly stolen, there comes a time when you have to take appropriate action," said Carey Sherman, president of the recording association.

Sherman warrned that the group may file thousands more lawsuits against people who use programs like Kazaa, Grokster, Gnutella, Blubster and iMesh.

Brianna's mother, Sylvia, 40, director of a nurse placement agency, said her daughter was helping her 9-year-old brother with his homework when the Daily News arrived at their apartment on W. 84th St. with word about the suit.

"For crying out loud, she's just a child," the mother said. "This isn't like those people who say, 'my son is a good boy,' and he's holding a bloody knife. All we did was use a service."

The mother said she signed up for Kazza, paying a $29.95 fee. "If you're paying for it, you're not stealing it, so what is this all about?" she asked.

She said Brianna downloaded music by Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey, along with the themes to television shows like "Family Matters" and "Full House" - and even the nursery song, "If You're Happy and You Know It."

"That's really threadening to the music industry," she scoffed.

"If this was something we profiting from, that's one thing. But we were just listening and sometimes dancing to the music," said the mother.

She vowed to get a lawyer to fight the suit, which she termed "ridiculous."

my god, a 12 year old girl... I doubt she even knew better.

**** THE RIAA!

Originally posted by JOHN LENNON LIVES
OT: Nice avatar. :lol:

:lol:

Which one? The one where I have Samantha saying she's leaving Darrin for me? :D
That was a result of sheer boredom. :lol:

Originally posted by AAOT
Well there are places where you can download songs for like 69 cents each... They don't have all the songs though...

I bought a few songs from www.buymusic.com

IT SUCKS! They d/l in .wma and my burner won't burn them. :cuss:

Originally posted by laceyinthesky
I'm personally vowing to not buy another cd. The RIAA and all of these already-filthy-f***ing-rich-and-bitching-musicians are pissing me off. I have all the cds I'll ever need anyway.

I'm with ya. If they think their sales are bad now...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=529&ncid=529&e=4&u=/ap/20030909/ap_en_mu/downloading_music_11

Originally posted by BrooklynGuy78
Here is an article from today's Daily News:

SUED FOR A SONG
NYC 12-yr.-old among 261 citied as sharers
By Soni Sangha and Phyliss Furman

A shy Manhattan schoolgirl who gets a kick out of nursery songs and TV themes was among 261 people sued yesterday for downloading music from the internet.

Brianna LaHara, a curly-haired 12-year-old honor student who started seventh grade yesterday at St. Gregory the Great Catholic school on W. 90th St., couldn't believe she's one of the "major offenders" the music moguls are after.

"Oh, my god, what's going to happen now?" she asked after hearing of the suit. "My stomach is all in knots."

Told she may have to go to court, Brianna's eyes widened behind the wir-rimmed glasses and she said, "I'm just shocked that all of the people that do this, I'm on the list."

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said the suits filed yesterday included about 60 that targeted suspects in New York who downloaded more than 1,000 songs

The group blames computer users such as Brianna, who use software programs to trade music with others on the internet, for a 30% drop in music sales.

Each person sued yesterday could be liable for fines up to $150,000 for each poached track.

'Appropriate action'

Experts had predicted a large number of the suits likely would name youngsters.

"Nobody likes playing the heavy and having to resort to litigation, but when your product is being regularly stolen, there comes a time when you have to take appropriate action," said Carey Sherman, president of the recording association.

Sherman warrned that the group may file thousands more lawsuits against people who use programs like Kazaa, Grokster, Gnutella, Blubster and iMesh.

Brianna's mother, Sylvia, 40, director of a nurse placement agency, said her daughter was helping her 9-year-old brother with his homework when the Daily News arrived at their apartment on W. 84th St. with word about the suit.

"For crying out loud, she's just a child," the mother said. "This isn't like those people who say, 'my son is a good boy,' and he's holding a bloody knife. All we did was use a service."

The mother said she signed up for Kazza, paying a $29.95 fee. "If you're paying for it, you're not stealing it, so what is this all about?" she asked.

She said Brianna downloaded music by Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey, along with the themes to television shows like "Family Matters" and "Full House" - and even the nursery song, "If You're Happy and You Know It."

"That's really threadening to the music industry," she scoffed.

"If this was something we profiting from, that's one thing. But we were just listening and sometimes dancing to the music," said the mother.

She vowed to get a lawyer to fight the suit, which she termed "ridiculous."

Kinda Pathetic when you have a big organization like that picking on a 12 year Old. Sounds Like A Bunch Of Bullys to me.

Originally posted by Brian
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=529&ncid=529&e=4&u=/ap/20030909/ap_en_mu/downloading_music_11


Wow lower then I thought

Originally posted by Chad Doody
Kinda Pathetic when you have a big organization like that picking on a 12 year Old. Sounds Like A Bunch Of Bullys to me.

I totally agree. She's at the age where she is starting to catch on to stuff like this, and I very highly doubt she knew about the whole RIAA deal. I remember being 12 and not caring about the news, so I highly doubt she regularly watches the news. I remember I was around 12/13 when Napster came out (97/98), and I knew NOTHING about it. All I knew was that you traded music over Napster, that was it.

Besides, the songs she downloaded aren't exactly top-selling hits, either...

Originally posted by Brian
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=529&ncid=529&e=4&u=/ap/20030909/ap_en_mu/downloading_music_11

:mad: :livid: :nonono:

Offers to pay the fine for the Girl...



http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5074227.html

Originally posted by AAOT
Offers to pay the fine for the Girl...



http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5074227.html

That was nice of the group.