Posted by Morton Davis on 10/24/05 11:08

"pooter" <a@bff.com> wrote in message
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> Technobarbarian [d_murry-ztopzpam@excite.com] said
> > LOL, you keep watching this stuff like there's going to be some
sort
> > of magic bullet. If someone does find a real loophole the RIAA will buy
a
> > fix very quickly.
>
> Do you not see that that is exactly why it is so interesting.
>
> It is one thing to get prosecuted because you have broken the law but
> quite another when the charge is trumped up by an organisation that
> believes they can buy convictions regardless of what the law actually
> says.
>
> And on top of that you have the apparent blackmail of a few individuals
> in an attempt to frighten off everyone else.
>
> If it was happening in certain countries with particular governments or
> dubious regimes, we would all tut-tut and say "well, what do you
> expect", but in the US?
>
> Yes, it is interesting indeed.
>

Never mind that the only way the RIAA can invaded your system and browse
your drives is for them to violate federal law.

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