sued by RIAA!

[Octavius]

Bastiges!

Neighbor of a friend (same floor of dorm) who attends UW-Madison got a notice from the RIAA.  I'll be getting a copy of the "official email" from him in an hour or so.

Apparently, he was caught sharing 461 files... 456 of which are text documents.  Not totally sure on all the details just yet.  I'll find out more tomorrow.

[Tarmac]

Ouch.  You know which program he was using?

[Airhead]

Octavius, your "friend" is a criminal who belongs in jail. Frankly I'm surprised you are still running free, given your advocacy for copyright infringement.

Maybe if you and your friend offer to join the Army and go to Iraq the judge might take it easy on you. I've seen your pic and you're far too pretty for prison. Take the plea bargin.

[Fishu]

"You have illegally shared text documents under your copyright"

[SaburoS]

Originally posted by Octavius
Bastiges!

Neighbor of a friend (same floor of dorm) who attends UW-Madison got a notice from the RIAA.  I'll be getting a copy of the "official email" from him in an hour or so.

Apparently, he was caught sharing 461 files... 456 of which are text documents.  Not totally sure on all the details just yet.  I'll find out more tomorrow.

Just have Hortlund defend him.

[Dinger]

hehe. well, with 5 files that potentially infringe ont he RIAA's rights, the solution is clear: the RIAA is settling these threats at something like $2/song.  you can figure that they're paying their lawyers and support staff a good deal of cash.  So all your friend needs to do is keep calling and arranging settlements.  Insist on talking to a lawyer. Take down names.  do everything possible to make it as expensive as possible.  Then settle for ten bucks.

[Pooh21]

Chewbacca Defense!!!

[Octavius]

Here we go:

[list=1]Hello *****,

BadgIRT received the below report from the Recording Industry Association
of America, Inc. (RIAA).
about infringement occurring from a computer you are using to access the
University system.

This activity needs to cease immediately. In addition, we request that all
infringing material
be removed from your computer.

Please respond and confirm that the infringement has stopped by noon
(Thursday 11/13).

If we do not hear from you by this time, we may be forced to block access
to University resources
and escalate a report to the Dean of Students office.

If you have any questions, please respond to this email.

BadgIRT Staff
*



>Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 15:45:48 -0500
>From: RIAA Infringement Notification
>Subject: Unauthorized Sound Recordings - Case ID 1232123
>To: abuse@wisc.edu
>X-Spam-Score: *
>X-Spam-Report: Probability=13%, Hits=SUBJ_HAS_UNIQ_ID, SUPERLONG_LINE,
>__CT,
>  __CTYPE_HAS_BOUNDARY, __HAS_MSGID, __MIME_VERSION, __SANE_MSGID
>
>VIA EMAIL
>
>November 12, 2003
>
>University of Wisconsin
>Information Security Manager
>1210 W. Dayton
>Madison, WI  53711
>
>Re: Copyright infringement at IP address: ***.***.***.*** on 11 Nov
>2003
>01:27:45 EST (GMT -0500)
>
>
>I am contacting you on behalf of the Recording Industry Association of
>America, Inc. (RIAA) and its member record companies. The RIAA is a trade
>association whose member companies create, manufacture, and distribute
>approximately ninety (90) percent of all legitimate sound recordings sold
>in the United States. Under penalty of perjury, we submit that the RIAA is
>authorized to act on behalf of its member companies in matters involving
>the infringement of their sound recordings, including enforcing their
>copyrights and common law rights on the Internet.
>
>We believe a user on your network, using the above referenced IP
>address,
>is offering 441 files for download through a peer to peer application.
>Many of these files contain copyrighted sound recordings that are owned by
>our member companies. For your reference we have included a representative
>list of some of the infringing sound recordings being offered at the above
>IP address.
>
>We have a good faith belief that the above-described activity is not
>authorized by copyright owners, their agent, or the law. We are asking for
>your immediate assistance in stopping this unauthorized activity.
>Specifically, we request that you remove or disable access to the
>infringing sound files via your system.
>
>We believe it is in everyone's interest for music consumers to be
>better
>educated about the subject of copyright law and music. In addition to
>taking steps to notify this network user about the illegal nature of this
>activity, we encourage you to refer him/her to the MUSIC Coalition's
>website at http://www.musicunited.org. The site contains valuable information
>about what's legal and what's not when it comes to copying music.
>
>You should understand that this letter constitutes notice to you that
>this
>network user may be liable for the infringing activity occurring on your
>network. In addition, under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, if you
>ignore this notice, your institution may also be liable for any resulting
>infringement. This letter does not constitute a waiver of any right to
>recover damages incurred by virtue of any such unauthorized activities,
>and such rights as well as claims for other relief are expressly retained.
>Moreover, this letter does not constitute a waiver of our members' right
>to sue the user at issue for copyright infringement.
>
>Thank you in advance for your prompt assistance in this matter. If you
>have any questions, please feel free to contact me via e-mail at
>antipiracy2@riaa.com, via telephone at (202) 775-0101, or via mail at
>RIAA, 1330 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, D.C., 20036.
>Please reference Case ID 1232123 in any response or communication
>regarding this infringement.
>
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Online Copyright Protection Department
>RIAA
>
>
>
>Site Details:
>----------------------------
>Date Found: 11 Nov 2003 01:27:45 EST (GMT -0500)
>Network: KaZaA
>IP Address: ***.***.***.***
>Port: 1440
>Protocol: FastTrackUS
>UserName: skelly@KaZaA
>
>
>
>Title: My Ffather's Eyes
>         File Name: Eric Clapton - My Father's Eyes.mp3
>         File Size: 5190907
>         Artist: Eric Clapton
>         Length: 5 minutes 24 seconds
>         Album: Pilgrim
>         Language:
>         Keyword:
>         Resolution:
>         Genre: Blues
>         Quality: 128
>         Description: Sawka Collection
>
>Title: Rock Your Body
>         File Name: justin_timberlake_-06-rock_your_body.mp3
>         File Size: 6464493
>         Artist: Justin Timberlake
>         Length: 4 minutes 29 seconds
>         Album: Justified
>         Language:
>         Keyword:
>         Resolution:
>         Genre: R&B
>         Quality: 192
>         Description:
>
>Title: Unwell
>         File Name: Matchbox Twenty - Unwell.mp3
>         File Size: 4599790
>         Artist: Matchbox Twenty
>         Length: 3 minutes 49 seconds
>         Album: More Than You Think You Are
>         Language:
>         Keyword:
>         Resolution:
>         Genre: Rock/Pop
>         Quality: 160
>         Description:
>
>Title: Why Georgia
>         File Name: John Mayer - Room for Squares - 02 - Why Georgia.mp3
>         File Size: 6038329
>         Artist: John Mayer
>         Length: 16 minutes 46 seconds
>         Album: Room for Squares
>         Language:
>         Keyword:
>         Resolution:
>         Genre: Rock
>         Quality: 48
>         Description:
>
>Title: Scar Tissue
>         File Name: Red hot chilli pepers- Scar Tissue.mp3
>         File Size: 2621440
>         Artist: Red Hot Chilli Peppers
>         Length: 3 minutes 38 seconds
>         Album: Californication
>         Language:
>         Keyword:
>         Resolution:
>         Genre: rock
>         Quality: 96
>         Description:
>
>[/list]

[muckmaw]

Whats worse...

getting caught by the RIAA...

or getting caught by the RIAA for sharing a Justin Timberlake song?

[Octavius]

my thoughts exactly

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by Pooh21
Chewbacca Defense!!!

LOL Pooh, you crack me up!

[Fishu]

So they hit on him because hes sharing +400 files which of half dozen happens to be illegal?

Well, a big maker :>

[DoctorYO]

You can pull the arsehat defense like that british hacker did when he crashed houston's port authority shipping computers becuase someone made anti american comments in a irc and his girlfriend is american or something like that.. (satire)

Ghost in the machine defense seems to be on the rise... (more satire)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/dorset/3168696.stm

If your in a dorm your off scott free, pass go and collect $200... (for educational purposes only)

Zombies are everywhere in the dorms..  Write the RIAA and tell them to fly a kite and piss off.. (you noticed your machine was zombied and are very sorry blah blah... it will never happen again etc...)  (more entertainment and fiction)

I would also suggest that u encrypt your sharing in the future..  I dont share (or cares who does really) but im against the DCMA and hence would love to use their own laws against them...  exp: if they break your encryption to verify your sharing they themselves are violating DCMA by breaking your code... and hence counter suit or criminal penalties...  Fight fire with fire ...  never scrap with the gloves on...  (rant for entertainment purposes)



2 cents...


DoctorYo

PS:  Muckmaw your a genius..  Combine my defense with muckmaws and your off free...  suggest your would never be caught dead sharing that kiddie garbage....   Lip sync N sync whatever ..  they suck..

[Heretik]

wow. I'm glad I stopped using kazza...
Soulseek is much better and you don't get all that spyware crap:aok

note: stealing mp3s fights terrorism, as you are giving the artists less money to buy drugs with. And everyone knows drug sales fund terrorism.

[Samiam]

You do understand that there's no law suit here (yet).

Under the DMCA, the University is considered an ISP. ISPs can become liable if they don't comply by acting on the notice issued by the RIAA.