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There was a case
In a town near me that a grandfather who paid for the internet access for his grandson got sued and hand-wrote a note to the judge that he didn't even own a computer.

The resentment in that town was enormous, by law abiding people who don't even know wht p2p is. Many still won't allow their children to buy music almost a year later.

Was the grandparent responsible? Legally, he was because it was his name on the bill. Was the grandson wrong? Yep, It is illegal to share the content he shared. But none of this matters in the long run. The current and next generation of music purchasers view the labels and RIAA as thugs who prey and grandparents and 12 year olds, which WILL NOT help the music industry in the long run.

The MPAA (for now) is taking a better long-term approach to a legitimate problem by bending over backwards to educate before even one lawsuit is filed. At leats when they (or the DOJ) do file, they can at least say that they tried for years to convince people not to engage in illegal activity and are suing as a last resort.
Posted by: buxxmaster   Posted on: 06/15/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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It sounds like the same crying...  mojoman_x@... | 06/15/04
Actually the prices are reasonable  buxxmaster | 06/15/04
Agree - to some degree  tamuhockey | 06/15/04
Theatre price dropped where I live  voska | 06/15/04
Wish I could say the same  tamuhockey | 06/15/04
Maybe that's why...  tic swayback | 06/15/04
the thing i wonder..  ryusen | 06/15/04
Theatres set the price  voska | 06/15/04
Not a bad price, but it may be pirated.  el1jones | 06/15/04
Not pirated  tamuhockey | 06/15/04
OK. (nt)  el1jones | 06/15/04
It's called a "loss leader"  AbsolutelyNot | 06/15/04
My daughter conned me into a "Shakira" CD  buxxmaster | 06/15/04
Good point, but I got it at Circuit City  buxxmaster | 06/15/04
Most Retail DVDs Prices  voska | 06/15/04
what the market will bear...  ryusen | 06/15/04
blah blah  Suicida| | 06/15/04
re: blah blah  bgoss@... | 06/15/04
I think they are following the MPAA codes of conduct  Hanover Phist | 06/15/04
Educating them is a waste of time and money.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
suing colledge students is stupid  ryusen | 06/15/04
Sorry, you are wrong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
Really?  tic swayback | 06/15/04
Gee tic, are still a CHILD?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
No, but according to you...  tic swayback | 06/15/04
So, if I understand your logic...  B.O.F.H. | 06/15/04
why don't you...  ryusen | 06/15/04
College students are still considered "children"  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
like i said.. "show me"  ryusen | 06/15/04
You are mistaken  tic swayback | 06/15/04
Socially maybe, but not LEGALLY..  Jeff Spicoli | 06/15/04
18 = Adult  voska | 06/15/04
According to the US Courts (choose one, any)  B.O.F.H. | 06/15/04
There was a case  buxxmaster | 06/15/04
Most college student are at least 18!  B.O.F.H. | 06/15/04
Education is useless if your teacher is an idiot  tic swayback | 06/15/04
Hogwash tic.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
Then why no court cases?  tic swayback | 06/15/04
Answer: They wantthe DOJ to do it for them  buxxmaster | 06/15/04
RIIA hasn't dropped a single case.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
it's up to the prosecution to drop the charges.  ryusen | 06/15/04
Um, there is no "prosecutor" in a civil case.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
forgive my semantic shortcut...  ryusen | 06/15/04
But they have settled for pennies on the dollar  tic swayback | 06/15/04
Can't get blood from a turnip.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
a lesson which...  ryusen | 06/15/04
Avoiding my question  tic swayback | 06/15/04
It's a waste of time  voska | 06/15/04
MPAA is taking the right approach here...  Root User | 06/15/04
Great post  buxxmaster | 06/15/04
Theater vs. DVD  AbsolutelyNot | 06/15/04
why i go to movies...  ryusen | 06/15/04
That the experience  voska | 06/15/04
PROOF  ryusen | 06/15/04
On-line screeners  AbsolutelyNot | 06/15/04
waste of time...  +-Chris-+ | 06/15/04
Here's one parent with the right idea!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
I wouldn't have sold the Play Station  voska | 06/15/04
actualy...  ryusen | 06/15/04
I play the playstation  voska | 06/15/04
The wine was to expensive.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
I heart ya!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
i'm all for parents enforcing disicpline...  ryusen | 06/15/04
Does that include not stealing?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
of course..  ryusen | 06/15/04
Clearly deserved  tic swayback | 06/15/04
ROFLMAO...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/15/04
Please explain what a 13 year old and a PS2 has to do with people over 18?  B.O.F.H. | 06/15/04
a point?  ryusen | 06/15/04
billion lost and billion gain end of the years..  M_c | 06/15/04
A loss of imaginery money  voska | 06/15/04
MPAA Profits continue to rise  tic swayback | 06/15/04
Where is the STUDIO code of conduct?  kd5auq | 06/15/04
Theatres ruining movie experience- DVD's rapidly better option.  maxo_z | 06/16/04
You can get books for free. Especially RPG and computer  GreatInca | 08/11/04

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