[1431] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: Globe: BC, MIT decline to name students in music-use case
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ian Brelinsky)
Tue Jul 22 21:38:48 2003
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 21:36:45 -0400
From: Ian Brelinsky <ianb@MIT.EDU>
To: MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <y688yqqbrq8.fsf@multics.mit.edu>
I wonder if the RIAA would be so eager to pursue these Stalinistic
tactics of persuasion if the ramifications involved a widespread boycott
by members of their target audience (college and high school students)
of CDs and other products? Furthermore, I wonder if an alliance could
be made between groups and if a peaceful compromise could be made and
accepted. Perhaps establish an organization by students which is
pro-copyright honoring, however, will work with organizations to find
alternative forms of compensation off of this already established
market?
I don't know... it just upsets me to see all this happening, there must
be a better way than pillaging from college students in this battle.
Ps - Who is responsible for the horrid Digital Millennium Copyright Act?
-- Ian
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From: Talk about MIT, for MIT, by MIT. [mailto:MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU] On
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Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 9:45 AM
To: MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU
Subject: Globe: BC, MIT decline to name students in music-use case
From http://www.boston.com/news/daily/22/mit_bc.htm:
Boston College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, citing
concerns about student privacy, moved yesterday to quash subpoenas
issued by the recording industry to discover the identities of
students the industry says are illegally distributing copyrighted
music.
Yay MIT for standing up to the RIAA, I think...
--
David Maze dmaze@mit.edu http://www.mit.edu/~dmaze/
"Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal."
-- Abra Mitchell
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