I've Found The RIAA Workaround!

Well, after some consultation I now have a lawyer. She is a local lawyer who is part of the EFF and also supports ACLU causes. She has advised me on a very dastardly way to keep the RIAA idiots at bay and I am now here to fill you guys in on the details.

For any of you using file sharing programs, here's what you do. It might be a long and arduous task, but well worth it. In the ID3 Comments tag for all of your MP3's, place a line with text to the following effect (exact wording will depend upon your lawyer, see below): "By downloading this file, you enter a legally binding contract confirming that 1) you are not a member of the RIAA or any of its affiliates, and 2) no legal action can be taken against my service provider to obtain any information about me or to stop my internet service."

How does this protect you? Find yourself a lawyer who specializes in Breach-of-Contract lawsuits and have this lawyer draw up the legal terms for that statement and the terms for breach of the contract. Notify your ISP of this contract and tell them to notify you if they are contact to give out your information. You may then file a lawsuit against the RIAA for breach of contract.

You know how the RIAA are only looking at who is sharing files? This is where they are fucked: They cannot be sure that the files are really MP3s or even real copyrighted songs unless they download them. By downloading them, they confirm those two statements inferred in the contract and are therefore liable to your suit.

The only defense they could possibly use against your lawsuit would be the stipulation that the contract was written for an illegal activity, but if you all go to the EFF Website and sign the petition, we will hopefully clear that situation up.

BOO YAH! FUCK YOU, RIAA!

Smart.

Neat.

But wouldn't they have to actually download the song before reading the embedded ID3 tag? One could then argue that they weren't aware of the "contract" until after already downloading said file, doesn't that potentially void the contract? I mean, the way that's worded - as soon as your eyes read the text you're screwed.

Dam not how to do this to like 3,000mp3s

As if that means dick when against the money of the music industry...

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Originally Posted by sphere79

But wouldn't they have to actually download the song before reading the embedded ID3 tag? One could then argue that they weren't aware of the "contract" until after already downloading said file, doesn't that potentially void the contract? I mean, the way that's worded - as soon as your eyes read the text you're screwed.

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When you go to download the song on those P2P file sharing programs, a little window pops up as your mouse is over the file to download. The window displays the ID3 comments tag in addition to those other items. At least, when I used Kazaa this was the case.

I don't download music anymore, personally. I do, however, have music on my web site, which is now protected by this contract. I think it's probably easier for me, since the stuff is right there on my site and you have to read that part.

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Originally Posted by innova

Dam not how to do this to like 3,000mp3s

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In iTunes on the Mac, you can select a batch of MP3 files and get info on them, then you put your text into the comments area and hit okay. iTunes then applies that text to all of your MP3s. You just have to wait however long for it to add that to all of the files.

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Originally Posted by JMET

As if that means dick when against the money of the music industry...

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Maybe we can hire Al-Qaeda, under a false pretense, to do something about the RIAA... hrm...

I live in Canada; that's protection enough. ;)

I don't exist (like the rest of Australia), so good luck trying to catch me!

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Originally Posted by arjue

I don't exist (like the rest of Australia), so good luck trying to catch me!

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:lol:

So thats where Tyson went when he lost to Lewis and said he might dissapear into BOLIVION .