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Old 07-15-2010, 06:18 AM   #16
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What a bunch of idiots.
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this just made my day
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Old 07-15-2010, 12:02 PM   #18
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Their goal is to discourage copyright infringement.
I don't think that's true. I believe their real goal was to try and shutdown competing distribution channels by making people afraid to use them.
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Old 07-15-2010, 07:41 PM   #19
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I don't think that's true. I believe their real goal was to try and shutdown competing distribution channels by making people afraid to use them.
Well I can say with absolute confidence that this isn't going to stop too many people from file sharing.
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Well I can say with absolute confidence that this isn't going to stop too many people from file sharing.
I agree, but I also believe the RIAA thought it would work.
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I don't think that's true. I believe their real goal was to try and shutdown competing distribution channels by making people afraid to use them.
They clearly have NO idea
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I agree, but I also believe the RIAA thought it would work.
Aie, they probably did. These are the same type of people who believe DRM can be effective at anything but harassing legitimate consumers.
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