http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2008/12/21/riaa-to-cease-prosecution-of-file-sharers/ Geek News Central is the technical site for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a Family of Tech Shows and Content. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2008/12/21/riaa-to-cease-prosecution-of-file-sharers/comment-page-1/#comment-4323 Joe Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:11:35 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2008/12/21/riaa-to-cease-prosecution-of-file-sharers/#comment-4323 An ISP is a UTILITY, not an enforcement vehicle. There's a whole list of reasons this won't work or is a bad idea. Maybe we should just get the electric company to shut off power to suspected file sharers. Or, perhaps, the gas company could freeze them out leaving it possible but uncomfortable to share files. I know, cut off their water supply... just because. <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> Here's an idea... why doesn't the RIAA work with the artists (the ones they're austensibly trying to protect) and producers to come up with ways to work with the technology instead of trying to push the water back into the fire hose? <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> I'd better stop now or I'll have enough for my own post... An ISP is a UTILITY, not an enforcement vehicle. There’s a whole list of reasons this won’t work or is a bad idea. Maybe we should just get the electric company to shut off power to suspected file sharers. Or, perhaps, the gas company could freeze them out leaving it possible but uncomfortable to share files. I know, cut off their water supply… just because.

Here’s an idea… why doesn’t the RIAA work with the artists (the ones they’re austensibly trying to protect) and producers to come up with ways to work with the technology instead of trying to push the water back into the fire hose?

I’d better stop now or I’ll have enough for my own post…

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