Victims? I don’t think so.
Friday, September 12th, 2003An MSNBC story reports on RIAA’s suit against 261 music pirates:
The stories of the RIAA 261 are emerging across the country. Many defendants say they are surprised by the suits, that they were unaware that such song swapping could be illegal, or that they were ignorant of the activities of others using their computers, such as children.
Innocent and ignorant victims, huh? As misguided and counter-productive as I think RIAA’s actions are, the “RIAA 261” were all sharing at least 1000 songs not a number you can easily download in a single afternoon, or even a week. It takes a dedicated downloader to download and share thousands of song for a period long enough to get RIAAs notice. ...