Blanket hack muffles RIAA site--again

ToshiroOC · Jan 28, 2003, 10:10 PM

Hackers have once again disabled the Web site of the Recording Industry Association of America, a group of record labels that is leading the charge in the crackdown on online music piracy.

The attack, which began Friday, has caused the site to be unavailable for three days, an RIAA representative confirmed Monday. It follows several other malicious attacks on the site last summer.

"How pathetic that those who want free music don't believe in free speech," RIAA spokeswoman Amy Weiss said in a statement. "We will continue to fight theft on the Internet and work hard to make sure that songwriters, artists and other copyright holders continue to get paid for their work."

The trade association, along with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), has won many critics in its quest to shut down popular file-trading networks such as Napster and Kazaa. Big music labels blame online piracy for a dramatic drop in music CD sales.

In the battle to deter illegal online file swapping, the RIAA won a critical round last week when a federal judge, invoking the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, ordered Internet service provider (ISP) Verizon Communications to disclose the identity of an alleged Internet music pirate.

Verizon plans to appeal the decision. If upheld, the ruling would set a legal precedent, giving music industry investigators the power to subpoena ISPs for the names of hundreds or thousands of subscribers suspected of music piracy at a time, without having to obtain a judge's approval first. Many consumer and privacy groups, as well as ISPs, opposed the decision.

--By Alorie Gilbert, source: news.com (cnet)

Article can be read here.

HsuGotaQ · Jan 28, 2003, 10:51 PM

RIAA = Ridiculously Idiotic Aristocrates Arguing

When will the people win against this creation of the five major record labels?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jan 29, 2003, 11:36 AM

yeaaaaa ...... death to RIAA

Matth · Jan 29, 2003, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ToshiroOC
Hackers have once again disabled the Web site of the Recording Industry Association of America, a group of record labels that is leading the charge in the crackdown on online music piracy.

The attack, which began Friday, has caused the site to be unavailable for three days, an RIAA representative confirmed Monday. It follows several other malicious attacks on the site last summer.

"How pathetic that those who want free music don't believe in free speech," RIAA spokeswoman Amy Weiss said in a statement. "We will continue to fight theft on the Internet and work hard to make sure that songwriters, artists and other copyright holders continue to get paid for their work."

I'm not an American, but as I understand it, the right to "free speech" belongs to individuals, not to a body with very little (if any) public accountability

ToshiroOC · Jan 29, 2003, 03:54 PM

Free music means you don't pay... free speech means you aren't censored... the word free in this context holds two different denotations, and its not really working for me...

Jan 28, 2003, 10:10 PM	#1
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Blanket hack muffles RIAA site--again Hackers have once again disabled the Web site of the Recording Industry Association of America, a group of record labels that is leading the charge in the crackdown on online music piracy. The attack, which began Friday, has caused the site to be unavailable for three days, an RIAA representative confirmed Monday. It follows several other malicious attacks on the site last summer. "How pathetic that those who want free music don't believe in free speech," RIAA spokeswoman Amy Weiss said in a statement. "We will continue to fight theft on the Internet and work hard to make sure that songwriters, artists and other copyright holders continue to get paid for their work." The trade association, along with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), has won many critics in its quest to shut down popular file-trading networks such as Napster and Kazaa. Big music labels blame online piracy for a dramatic drop in music CD sales. In the battle to deter illegal online file swapping, the RIAA won a critical round last week when a federal judge, invoking the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, ordered Internet service provider (ISP) Verizon Communications to disclose the identity of an alleged Internet music pirate. Verizon plans to appeal the decision. If upheld, the ruling would set a legal precedent, giving music industry investigators the power to subpoena ISPs for the names of hundreds or thousands of subscribers suspected of music piracy at a time, without having to obtain a judge's approval first. Many consumer and privacy groups, as well as ISPs, opposed the decision. --By Alorie Gilbert, source: news.com (cnet) Article can be read here.

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ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Free music means you don't pay... free speech means you aren't censored... the word free in this context holds two different denotations, and its not really working for me... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 28, 2003, 10:51 PM	#2
HsuGotaQ Hydrogenated Dumbass Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canuckland Posts: 755 Rep Power: 0	RIAA = Ridiculously Idiotic Aristocrates Arguing When will the people win against this creation of the five major record labels?

Jan 29, 2003, 11:36 AM	#3
The_Neon_Cowboy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,135 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	yeaaaaa ...... death to RIAA