[IP] it was hack 3

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Herr Nagengast <todd@gnosh.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 21:00:23 -0800 (PST)
To: Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>
Subject: Re: [IP] Astounding RIAA Statement -- Hack #3?

On Sat, 11 Jan 2003, Dave Farber wrote:

I'm sure others have already said it, but it appears to be gone now.

cute, though.

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> From: Seth Johnson <seth.johnson@RealMeasures.dyndns.org>
> Organization: Real Measures
> Reply-To: seth.johnson@RealMeasures.dyndns.org
> Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 23:17:48 -0500
> To: C-FIT_Community@RealMeasures.dyndns.org,
> C-FIT_Release_Community@RealMeasures.dyndns.org,
> fairuse-discuss@nyfairuse.org
> Cc: dave@farber.net, DMCA_Discuss@lists.microshaft.org,
> DMCA-Activists@gnu.org
> Subject: Astounding RIAA Statement -- Hack #3?
>
>
> The RIAA site was recently hacked (again, for #2 that I've
> heard of), but now apparently the real site is up, and the
> following astounding message is posted there.
>
> Have they been slammed well enough that they are finally
> starting to concede?
>
> Let's keep alert.  Very, very alert.
>
> Seth
>
> (Message forwarded from Pho list)
>
> > http://www.riaa.org/PR_story.cfm?id=599
>
> A New Vision for the Recording Industry
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 22:26:29 EST
> From: StpHinkle@aol.com
> To: pho@onehouse.com
>
> The original RIAA site is back up, but this is on the site.
> Is this real, or a joke:
>
> The past year has been one of the worst in the previous
> decade for the music industry. While factors beyond our
> control, such as the down-turn in the American economy, have
> no doubt contributed to this, the industry itself can
> certain not completely escape blame. In an attempt correct
> this, representatives from our member labels recently met to
> discuss ways of reforming the industry. The result of the
> meeting was a set of changes to current policies, outlined
> below, which, when implemented, we hope will pull the
> industry out of its current slump.
>
> Our member labels will halt all plans to sell
> copy-restricted CDs. Restricting the use of CDs devalues the
> product, reducing the incentive for consumers to buy them.
> Also we believe that as time goes on, the public will
> realize, as we have, that due to the viral natural of
> distribution through file-sharing networks copy-restriction
> will never be effective at preventing online piracy but
> rather is indented to force our customers to buy the same
> music on multiple media.
>
> We also vow to stop pursuing the companies behind
> file-sharing networks in court. In light of studies by
> reputable pollsters that have shown that most users of
> file-sharing networks reported that their music purchases
> increased in frequency, there seems to be little reason to
> continue spending millions in an attempt to shut down these
> services. Instead, we plan to propose to settle out of court
> in exchange for a royalty system based on a fraction of
> profit (only fair, given that these profits are derived in
> part from our products).
>
> We will also stop lobbying politicians to impose draconian
> copyright laws on the American people. Last June, Rep. Rick
> Berman, who received more campaign donations from the
> entertainment industry than any other Congressperson,
> proposed legislation that would exempt rights-holders from
> anti-hacking law in order that they might exact
> vigilante-style justice on file-sharers. Initially we were
> thrilled at the display of the political might of our money,
> but later were sickened as we realized the implications for
> democracy in America. Morally, we cannot continue this
> manipulation of the political system.
>
> In addition to the reasons just given, we also are doing
> both of the above, halting the lawsuits against the
> companies file-sharing services and stopping our coercive
> political contributions, in an attempt to restore consumer
> confidence in the music industry. Our customers will know
> longer will feel guilty after buying a CD, now knowing that
> the proceeds from their purchases will not be used to
> support causes that harm them and their peers.
>
> To further convince consumers that the proceeds from their
> music purchases are well spent, we will be attempting to
> treat our talent more fairly. At the core of this effort
> will be the halting of collusion between labels on recording
> contracts. While overlooked by anti-trust law, the
> elimination of competition caused by collusion is just as
> harmful to the producers of content as it is to the
> consumers. No longer will artists be forced into signing
> contracts which reduce artist''s royalties for a multitude
> of arbitrary or antiquated reasons for if any label attempts
> such abuse, they''ll be certain to lose their talent to a
> competitor. We believe that this can be undertaken without
> damaging industry profitability. Firstly, the previously
> mentioned reduced legal and political expenditures will help
> to offset the cost. Secondly, we plan fix the sobering
> statistic that nine out of ten industry ventures end up
> failing recovering their costs. This figure would be
> unacceptable outsi! de the entertainment industry and, while
> it was viable inside it due to the abuse of artists, there
> is no reason it should not be possible to vastly improve
> upon it.
>
> Finally, we promise to stop trying to brainwash the world
> into thinking of music as property, something that an artist
> has an innate right to control, even after the media that
> embodies that music has changed hands. Rather, we will
> recognized only the original goal of copyright law in
> America, to benefit the average citizen by creating a
> incentive to produce creative works. We will also launch a
> publicity campaign to remind the public of this principle,
> unknown to many. We hope that upon learning that the true
> purpose of copyright law is to benefit them, average
> citizens will be more likely to respect it.
>
> It is our hope that these policy changes will revitalize the
> industry and make it deserving of the unique place it holds
> within American culture.
>
>
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