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RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub

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Re: RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub

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Post by simias »

hyperman1 wrote: post #22
skj wrote: post #5

Does one imagine that the RIAA is substantially worried about this? I don't. I'm sure they see it as a total win.

It seems one of the RIAA's jobs is doing unpopular things and taking the blame. The recording studios can keep them at arms length and stay reasonably spotless while they are the real responsibles for these actions.

I don't think the studios care either, it's the artists that are at the forefront. As long as their image is not spoiled the rest doesn't really matter, I doubt many people buy (or don't buy) an album because it's published by Sony Music or Universal.

Re: RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub

#33

Post by bogwog »

michelb wrote: post #30
qwerty456127 wrote: post #29

> This request wasn't well-received by developers, many of whom retaliated by posting copies of the code. Yesterday, things went from bad to worse when a user with the name 'F * T RIAA' uploaded three MP3s of the songs the RIAA mentioned in its takedown notice RIAA couldn't care less. As far as I understand, they practically are just a team of lawyers whose job is to attack whoever they can reach, take whatever they…

Indeed. This just plays into their hands.

Not necessarily. If this situation goes viral and leads to an overall increase in piracy, someone at RIAA will have to answer for it.

Re: RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub

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Post by simias »

It "backfires" because people post a small number of mp3 files on github that will promptly taken down? We did it reddit, the DMCA is no more!

What a silly headline.

If you want to actually something that will matter then make sure that github doesn't become a single point of failure for FLOSS software in the future. Or get your GH account banned by posting Lady Gaga tracks in your repos, you do you.

Re: RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub

#36

Post by corobo »

bogwog wrote: post #33
michelb wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Indeed. This just plays into their hands.

Not necessarily. If this situation goes viral and leads to an overall increase in piracy, someone at RIAA will have to answer for it.

The question being "Hooray, we can bill our clients more. Piracy is back! Who's name is going on this bonus here then?"

Re: RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub

#37

Post by atmin »

panpanna wrote: post #19
wrkronmiller wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed. If the people behind these take-down requests actually ended piracy, they'd be out of a job.

Don't be naive. When they are done with open piracy they will move to other stuff. Did you whistle a copyrighted tune in the elevator? You owe us money now. (If you think I'm joking, look at Japan who jails musicians for 10+ years for playing covers at parties without paying royalties)

Citation needed. All I can find are jailed musicians in Japan for drug possession.

Re: RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub

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Post by 52-6F-62 »

panpanna wrote: post #19
wrkronmiller wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed. If the people behind these take-down requests actually ended piracy, they'd be out of a job.

Don't be naive. When they are done with open piracy they will move to other stuff. Did you whistle a copyrighted tune in the elevator? You owe us money now. (If you think I'm joking, look at Japan who jails musicians for 10+ years for playing covers at parties without paying royalties)

I don't think you're joking, but I think you're making pretty terrible assumptions.

A party large enough is effectively a broadcast/performance.

It's not as cut and dried and greed-filled as all that.

For large acts and musical pieces that have moved into the larger cultural milieu, sure—there's a discussion to be had about the place of the work in that society. (And then maybe the society as a whole should compensate the artist they've so benefited from more directly)

Those licensing and copyright laws were designed to protect journeyman musicians from having their life's work robbed by large publishers and broadcasters and it still serves that purpose.

Imagine proprietary software from your work was lifted and incorporated by a potential client. I'm certain in most cases that would be grounds for litigation in most peoples' minds. (Or, for example Robert Kearns' case)

Re: RIAA Takedowns Backfire as Pirated MP3s Now Surface on GitHub

#39

Post by smichel17 »

simias wrote: post #31
hyperman1 wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It seems one of the RIAA's jobs is doing unpopular things and taking the blame. The recording studios can keep them at arms length and stay reasonably spotless while they are the real responsibles for these actions.

I don't think the studios care either, it's the artists that are at the forefront. As long as their image is not spoiled the rest doesn't really matter, I doubt many people buy (or don't buy) an album because it's published by Sony Music or Universal.

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