More RIAA Hoopla

Ever since the RIAA started taking on file sharing, it’s always acted as if it were entitled to all sorts of things it isn’t: access to the names associated with IP addresses without filing lawsuits, private info on the people they’re suing and even the aid of the FBI in what’s clearly a civil, not criminal, dispute. Read More.

Is it any wonder I have such a hard-on about this? Those who know me know that, while I don’t condone copyright violation or theft of intellectual property, it’s also quite obvious that the RIAA has gotten too far out of control. “They” need to be reigned in, and fast, before their heavy-handed invasionary tactics become the norm, and any big, bad organization that wants unlimited access to our lives gets it without question.