Comments on: What NOT to do when the RIAA Comes to your Door http://cybernetnews.com/what-not-to-do-when-the-riaa-comes-to-your-door/ Technology News Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:26:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ben http://cybernetnews.com/what-not-to-do-when-the-riaa-comes-to-your-door/comment-page-1/#comment-143672 Ben Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:46:57 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15095#comment-143672 "they have to be PROVEN guilty. " You don't seem to know much about the American legal system in practice. “they have to be PROVEN guilty. ”

You don’t seem to know much about the American legal system in practice.

]]> By: Jason http://cybernetnews.com/what-not-to-do-when-the-riaa-comes-to-your-door/comment-page-1/#comment-143663 Jason Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:08:39 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15095#comment-143663 Ashley, I'm not sure where you got this story from, or if your sources facts are correct, but that isn't how the law works. Even if there was incriminating evidence on the hard drive, it would still have to be proven that he did in fact have it. Nobody would get sentenced because they made themselves LOOK guilty, they have to be PROVEN guilty. Even if the tampering had been done post RIAA notice, the computer in question was not confiscated(at least you didn't note it as such), in which case, the owner is still free to do as they please with it. If you're going to be bold enough to post something online, at least get all the facts straight, and leave your opinion out of it. Ashley, I’m not sure where you got this story from, or if your sources facts are correct, but that isn’t how the law works. Even if there was incriminating evidence on the hard drive, it would still have to be proven that he did in fact have it. Nobody would get sentenced because they made themselves LOOK guilty, they have to be PROVEN guilty. Even if the tampering had been done post RIAA notice, the computer in question was not confiscated(at least you didn’t note it as such), in which case, the owner is still free to do as they please with it. If you’re going to be bold enough to post something online, at least get all the facts straight, and leave your opinion out of it.

]]> By: Josh http://cybernetnews.com/what-not-to-do-when-the-riaa-comes-to-your-door/comment-page-1/#comment-143657 Josh Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:39:30 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15095#comment-143657 You should have two computers, such as a desktop & a laptop. Use only one of them for your P2P activities. Then, if the RIAA comes calling, reformat the "guilty" computer, but turn the "innocent" computer over to the authorities. This way, you're not giving them a computer that's obviously just been reformatted. Also, never put a password on your wireless router. The liklihood of getting hacked is really pretty low, so having a password is really just a pain in the ass for yourself. And, you'll always be able to assert that it was neighborhood punk kids using your bandwidth for file sharing. You should have two computers, such as a desktop & a laptop. Use only one of them for your P2P activities. Then, if the RIAA comes calling, reformat the “guilty” computer, but turn the “innocent” computer over to the authorities. This way, you’re not giving them a computer that’s obviously just been reformatted.

Also, never put a password on your wireless router. The liklihood of getting hacked is really pretty low, so having a password is really just a pain in the ass for yourself. And, you’ll always be able to assert that it was neighborhood punk kids using your bandwidth for file sharing.

]]> By: Westchester Computer Services http://cybernetnews.com/what-not-to-do-when-the-riaa-comes-to-your-door/comment-page-1/#comment-143650 Westchester Computer Services Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:06:56 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15095#comment-143650 RIAA Lawyers > Howell's Lawyer RIAA Lawyers > Howell’s Lawyer

]]> By: mark http://cybernetnews.com/what-not-to-do-when-the-riaa-comes-to-your-door/comment-page-1/#comment-143646 mark Sun, 28 Sep 2008 03:02:24 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15095#comment-143646 From what I've read, what the RIAA charges you with is sharing and not downloading. Apparently this is easier for the RIAA to prove, and this is potentially more lucrative. A good friend of mine occasionally used Kazaa, and didn't know that Kazaa -- at the time -- would stay open all the time in it's default position. Thus, every time she turned her computer on, Kazaa automatically loaded and put itself into the background. Thus, for weeks or even months, she was sharing all the time. Well, eventually she got served. And she was flabbergasted that she had been sharing all that time. I told her to fight it because she could not have known about this auto load feature. But her husband insisted on paying it, and they did. That was a year ago. I think from what I've read, she would have had a pretty good case. From what I’ve read, what the RIAA charges you with is sharing and not downloading. Apparently this is easier for the RIAA to prove, and this is potentially more lucrative.

A good friend of mine occasionally used Kazaa, and didn’t know that Kazaa — at the time — would stay open all the time in it’s default position. Thus, every time she turned her computer on, Kazaa automatically loaded and put itself into the background.

Thus, for weeks or even months, she was sharing all the time. Well, eventually she got served. And she was flabbergasted that she had been sharing all that time. I told her to fight it because she could not have known about this auto load feature. But her husband insisted on paying it, and they did.

That was a year ago. I think from what I’ve read, she would have had a pretty good case.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/what-not-to-do-when-the-riaa-comes-to-your-door/comment-page-1/#comment-143642 Anonymous Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:25:13 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15095#comment-143642 I;m not familiar with the case, but he must have had a shitty lawyer if the complete lack of evidence is what he was convicted on. How did they prove he did those things? If it was proved, how did they prove he did those things because of stolen music and not just a typical Windows issue? I;m not familiar with the case, but he must have had a shitty lawyer if the complete lack of evidence is what he was convicted on. How did they prove he did those things? If it was proved, how did they prove he did those things because of stolen music and not just a typical Windows issue?

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/what-not-to-do-when-the-riaa-comes-to-your-door/comment-page-1/#comment-142782 Anonymous Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:37:58 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15095#comment-142782 what a strange world we live in. a user gets sued for wiping his hard drive (hey....maybe he had a virus!)... yet the chinese government deletes records off their websites, and they get to keep some gold medals?....seems like a similar situation to me.... what a strange world we live in.
a user gets sued for wiping his hard drive (hey….maybe he had a virus!)…
yet the chinese government deletes records off their websites, and they get to keep some gold medals?….seems like a similar situation to me….

]]> By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/what-not-to-do-when-the-riaa-comes-to-your-door/comment-page-1/#comment-142772 Ashley Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:50:03 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15095#comment-142772 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-142724" rel="nofollow">nimicitor wrote:</a><blockquote>Arnt they more likely to post you a letter then burst through your door?</blockquote></div> I didn't mean literally knocking at your door. It's a saying that apparently not everybody has heard of. Sorry. :)<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-142752" rel="nofollow">moopenguin32 wrote:</a><blockquote>I think the point is that if you wipe your hard drive after you receive notification that the RIAA is after you, you make yourself look guilty whether you really are or not. Basically, if you are violating copyright law and the RIAA comes after you, it would probably be best get rid of any illegally downloaded files. Keeping a P2P program as that can legitimately be used to download non-copyrighted files. The best thing to do is if you are worried about the RIAA or MPAA or any other entity coming after you is not to break the law in the first place.</blockquote></div> Exactly! nimicitor wrote:
Arnt they more likely to post you a letter then burst through your door?

I didn’t mean literally knocking at your door. It’s a saying that apparently not everybody has heard of. Sorry. :)

moopenguin32 wrote:
I think the point is that if you wipe your hard drive after you receive notification that the RIAA is after you, you make yourself look guilty whether you really are or not.

Basically, if you are violating copyright law and the RIAA comes after you, it would probably be best get rid of any illegally downloaded files. Keeping a P2P program as that can legitimately be used to download non-copyrighted files.

The best thing to do is if you are worried about the RIAA or MPAA or any other entity coming after you is not to break the law in the first place.

Exactly!

]]> By: moopenguin32 http://cybernetnews.com/what-not-to-do-when-the-riaa-comes-to-your-door/comment-page-1/#comment-142752 moopenguin32 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:37:57 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15095#comment-142752 I think the point is that if you wipe your hard drive after you receive notification that the RIAA is after you, you make yourself look guilty whether you really are or not. Basically, if you are violating copyright law and the RIAA comes after you, it would probably be best get rid of any illegally downloaded files. Keeping a P2P program as that can legitimately be used to download non-copyrighted files. The best thing to do is if you are worried about the RIAA or MPAA or any other entity coming after you is not to break the law in the first place. I think the point is that if you wipe your hard drive after you receive notification that the RIAA is after you, you make yourself look guilty whether you really are or not.

Basically, if you are violating copyright law and the RIAA comes after you, it would probably be best get rid of any illegally downloaded files. Keeping a P2P program as that can legitimately be used to download non-copyrighted files.

The best thing to do is if you are worried about the RIAA or MPAA or any other entity coming after you is not to break the law in the first place.

]]> By: nimicitor http://cybernetnews.com/what-not-to-do-when-the-riaa-comes-to-your-door/comment-page-1/#comment-142724 nimicitor Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:52:29 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=15095#comment-142724 Arnt they more likely to post you a letter then burst through your door? Arnt they more likely to post you a letter then burst through your door?

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