A small peice about the organisation that "makes you an offer you cant refuse"
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/does-riaa-engage-mob-tactics/story.aspx?guid=%7B66666B25%2D1C23%2D4377%2D8C99%2D0BA530FD7577%7DMuch like the New York mob family in "The Sopranos," the RIAA is trying to send a blunt message -- that downloading free music using peer-to-peer networks could cost them dearly.
I don't condone music piracy, but the RIAA's tactics are nearly as bad as the actions of mobsters, real or fictional. The analogy comes up easily and frequently in any discussion of the RIAA's maneuvers.
Lawyers, who are defending alleged music pirates, say the biggest problems are: There is no room for negotiation with the RIAA, many students are wrongfully targeted, and most are settling for several thousand dollars because they fear even bigger legal costs or fines down the road.
"My students were saying it's extortion," said Robert Talbot, a professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law. Talbot teaches an Internet and intellectual property clinic, and now many of his law students are volunteering to help those who receive threatening letters from the RIAA.
The tactics by the RIAA were highlighted in a more recent lawsuit, filed last week in a federal court in Portland, Ore., which alleged that the group is violating federal racketeering laws under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act.
I,m sure you are all aware of just how far the media mafia is willing to go to extort money from your children and those other members of the comunity who are financially unable to ensure a fair trial, you have to ask yourself why any organisation feels its right to damage a persons whole life or at the worst ensure their education is destroyed, and what for you ask ?
For sharing a
potential 99 cent download, is this not a modern day definition of terrorism.
