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James Robertson

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Ok with extortion and all that Posted: May 26, 2006 5:16 AM
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The RIAA is just amazing. First, they say that suing 12 year olds and grandmothers is just peachy:

When asked if they regret suing people like 12-year-old girls and grandmothers, Sherman says yes, and that they're "feeling pretty good", then goes on with some lines that pay lip service to the idea that they're interested in coming up with new business models, rather than just using litigation as the cornerstone of their strategy.

That's bad enough, but then they whipped out what techdirt refers to as an attempted jedi mind trick:

The most egregious comment, though, comes from Bainwol, who says "nobody" has any problem with DRM and copy protection. While consumers might not know what DRM is, they know when they songs they've purchased won't play on their new MP3 player, because it's not compatible, or when they can't burn a CD to their computer because a record label thinks they're a criminal, or when the copy protection on a CD opens their computer up to hackers.

Sheesh. I think Tony Soprano would be ashamed to be in the same room with these clowns.

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