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August 1st Boycott Action Plan
OK folks ------->
It's August 1 - the first day of the BOYCOTT-RIAA ACTION PLAN.
So get ON the phone,
Get ON your fax.
Get ON your favourite email app and ...
... let your Congresscritters know how upset you are with the current situation in the music industry.
Suggest they hold hearings to find a way to legalize music file sharing through compulsory licensing (like radio stations) or by some other means.
Legislation to handle this situation is desperately needed.
So get on it.
RIGHT NOW ! ! !
User Comments
(These do not necessarily reflect the beliefs of this site)
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Jazzmary2U
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Date: July 31, 2003 @ 10:23 PM
Let's do it! |
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sleestack
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 3:03 AM
I'm a bit confused. What other options can we give our congressmen?
Any ideas? |
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TheSherminator
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 3:08 AM
Put everything we have been discussing and ranting about into motion now.
The day is 2 hours old, and we have 46 hours left to make an impact.
Email isn't the only method, remember. Get out your phones. |
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TheSherminator
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 3:11 AM
sleestack:
The ideas are up to them. The jist of it is in the article above.
If you don't have any ideas, that's fine. Let them know how many votes they will be losing by supporting the RIAA in any way shape or form.
I will vote against any politician who speaks any word of kindness for the record companies. |
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Meehowski
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 3:20 AM
Yes.........I'm with you!!!
Be well........ |
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gavinelias
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 3:33 AM
since i tend to be antisocial by nature...i'm just going to wear my eye-patch like the pirate i am. have a good day. |
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ronnie71
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 4:19 AM
let it be said on this first day of August,2003, is when the dependent music dies and the independents rise from the ashes.
ALL HAIL TO NEW REVOLUTION
THE ONLY SOLUTION
TO AN EVIL ILLUSION
THAT HAS ONLY ONE CONCLUSION |
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crzyferrero
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 5:38 AM
Hmmmm. Firstly its never about your or I in the first place. These companies vote these ppl in. Why would these congress/senators kick themselves in the pocket book? I agree there are a few still around that aren't nefarious. But aren't you beating a dead horse? Yeah support the cause but also don't kid yourself on who's pocket gets filled.
This is the exact reason why grass root protesting works so much better. One person at a time. Pretty soon you have hundreds then millions. Patience as Jello Biafra sez...
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Rhocky
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 7:02 AM
No one would be willing to pad your congressmen's pocket books if they weren't congressmen. The point is to make sure they know what they need to do and not do in order to get re-elected. ;)
First post here, great site. Lots of useful info and links here guys. Thanks. |
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seraphielx
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 7:32 AM
ok guys someone got that link that will tell you who to email?or was that on the eff's website....i got to work today so email is all im gonna be able to do....unless i install a modem into my computer and use the fax program built into windows xp
for the peeps that didn't know that there was a fax program that will work with just about any modem here is how to install it under xp pro:
goto your start button,goto control pannel,then click on add remove programs,then goto add remove windows components and after the new box pops up put a check mark in the fax services box and hit next.
you might need your windows cd to install this,but it is well worth it.
also how to send a fax in windows.
goto your start button,click on run and type in wordpad.type in what ever you are wanting to fax in word pad and then goto print,you have to select fax in the drop down menu and then it will fax the document for you,also if you are useing the modem to be online then you have to disconnect froom the internet before you send the fax.
now for peeps in the know,we need a link to send faxes and emails and telephone calls to.
the angel seraphiel |
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Ein-Tier
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 8:27 AM
A representititve, 2 senators and the president just got this, and it'll be going out to cnn fox local news and anybody else who I can find;
While I know the law and realize that copyright infringement is against it, any company who is going to destroy the lives of millions of people just to save 8% of a bottom line is as ignorant as a Nazi. New technology needs to be accepted and changes need to be made with the RIAA to stop these Nazi and monopolistic tactics. LET IT BE KNOWN THAT MYSELF, MY WIFE, AND EVERYONE I CAN CONVINCE WILL NOT VOTE FOR PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THESE ACTIONS. It's YOUR job you'll be losing, not mine. STOP THE RIAA MONOPOLY AND THE NAZI WAR MACHINE! |
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wxstorm
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 8:43 AM
The greedy and self-interested slobs that make up the RIAA and their cohorts have turned this whole thing into a modern-day Salem Witch Trial.
The RIAA rakes in more than enough money, and what they are losing from internet sharing is mere pocket change compared to what an across-the-board boycott would do. I'm for a sustained nationwide boycott aimed at crippling the RIAA.
Keep up the good fight! |
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bulkeraser
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 8:46 AM
Ein-Tier -RIGHT ON!
keep up the fight! |
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pizzariaa
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 8:48 AM
I'm getting so sick of the whole "downloading music is like stealing the cd" idea. well, scanning people's computers for their files is like breaking into their homes and watching over their shoulders. I hope the protests go over well today so i won't have to hear anymore of their crap on the radio about how they are losing so much money. i mean, they never feature homeless people on the radio... |
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mdwelter
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 9:03 AM
I have not seen numbers and email addresses. someone needs to compile
a complete of at least all of the
congress peoples emails, and if
known phone numbers, fax number,
etc. I don't know them, hopefully
someone does. We need to make a major
amount noise hear. 500,000+ voices need
to be heard today!!!! don't just sit
and wait for your rights to be taken from you. FIGHT! |
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bulkeraser
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 9:10 AM
sample letter:
As a person representing our interests in Congress, many of us need your help in fighting some measures that threaten freedom.
The RIAA is clogging the court systems with frivolous lawsuits targeting thousands of Americans. Pac-Bell has filed suit as to the manner and jurisdiction these were filed in.
Many are now calling the RIAA, the RIAA Terrorist Network, since they are intentionally causing harassment and intimidation of millions of Americans, and are violating the user agreement of P2P services daily. Many of us believe that an investigation of the RIAA (ala that by Mr. Coleman) is in order as to their accounting practices, their associations with people such as BayTSP that apparently acted in violation of the terms of service of Kazaa , and other P2P services, and apparent, are continuing this violation.
We believe, and rightly so, that these measures are eroding our freedoms and violate our constitutional rights.
We further oppose the WIPO based DMCA passed on President Clinton's watch, and en masse, are asking for repeal of this wrongheaded piece of legislation. We are focused on this as one campaign issue, and will oppose most strenuously, any politician who is not against repeal of the DMCA, and oppose any politician who supports even more draconian efforts and bills, such as those proposed by John Conyers and Howard Berman.
What we are seeing are measures which have as their main effect, not the protection of innovation and creation, but the felonization of millions of hardworking Americans. Prohibition was such a measure and the history of this shows that although it was repealed, it did much damage to law abiding citizens, but did enrich and strengthen organized crime.
We also shall be supportive of those politicians who support freedom and are allies in this cause.
The people are become quite angry at all these tyrannical bills and acts, and we need leaders who will do what a republic is about, representing the will of the people, not of the moneyed special interests like the motion picture industry and the large music labels.
In this light, we respectfully request you support the repeal of the DMCA, the defeat of further measures to interfere with American's lives, and that you support and call for, an investigation of the RIAA, and its associates.
Thank you for your attention.
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seraphielx
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 9:30 AM
goto the action center on http://action.eff.org/action/index.asp
it will give you the proper email address for your congress man from your state.
but we still need more higher up peoples email addressess
like all the riaa addresses
congress
capital hill
send it out to everyone :)
just hope they don't put up a spam filter |
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mdwelter
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 10:01 AM
ok I have emailed, fox news, cnn, my
local senator, senator Norm Coleman,
the president and the vice president.
hopefuly someone notices. now everyone
else do at least that much. We need
literaly 100's of thousands of contacts
made. write, email, fax, call anything
your can think of, call your parents
your frends anyone you can think of
your bartender! |
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doctlc
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 10:06 AM
I posted this message to my senator:
I’ll keep it short and sweet senator; I know you’re a busy man. There are other matters of more pressing importance that deserve more attention: a prolonged and potentially volatile occupation of Iraq, continuing threats of terror to our home soil, to say nothing of high unemployment and an economy on the edge.
Nevertheless, a disturbing issue recently brought forth by the Recording Industry Association of America:
"On June 25, 2003, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced plans to file "thousands of lawsuits charging individual peer-to-peer music distributors with copyright infringement."
I won’t use this opportunity to debate the morality and practicality of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the legislation the RIAA lobbied for, but rather would like to direct your attention to the injustices it has brought forth. However the RIAA may justify campaigning for this legislation, the means by which they have gone about enforcing it has been nothing short of criminal. I’ll include a quote from your colleague, Norm Coleman:
"Surely it was not Congress’ intent when it passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to short-circuit due process protections, relegate a U.S. District Court to providing 'rubber-stamp' subpoenas, enable the music industry to collect information about consumers with little or no restrictions, and place numerous average consumers at risk of bankruptcy."
Senator Coleman has given RIAA president Cary Sherman two weeks to produce copies of all subpoenas issued to Internet Service Providers (ISP) requesting information about subscribers; a description of the standard the RIAA is using when filing an application for a subpoena against an ISP with a US District Court; a description of the methodology it's using to secure evidence of potentially illegal file sharing by computer users, a description of the privacy safeguards the RIAA uses when securing this information in an effort to prevent unfair targeting of de minimus users; and a description of how it's, "protecting the rights of individuals from erroneous subpoenas".
Despite other pressing matters, I ask that you do not allow these injustices fall off the radar screen: please do what you can to support Senator Coleman in investigating these questionable practices of the RIAA. |
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bulkeraser
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 10:11 AM
I really enjoyed that letter! Very effective and well presented...
tip of the hat to doctlc...great job! |
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bulkeraser
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 10:18 AM
btw, sorry for typos in my sample letter..errata..
in chronological order in message...
"apparent" should read apparently
"not against" should read "against"
"are become" should read "are becoming"
-sorry for the errors and any confusion...didn't get much sleep, so guess i can blame it on that...anyway...think the errata are corrected herein...
-bulk
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user65535
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 10:21 AM
Avast me hearties!
Not only can I get away with an eyepatch, I gotta fake leg as a bonus from a near-fatal cycle crash long ago..
I got everything but a damned parrot, heh.
And when folks give me a strange look or ask me "what's up with that", they get a flyer handed to em... so far it's workin ok.
My boss don't care, neither, he's with US (bastard has bout 6000 Mp3 tracks, he damn well should be!).
Rock it, folks.
-user |
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seraphielx
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 10:31 AM
mdwelter post some of them email addresses, i would hunt them down but im working on the htaccess and working right now :)
or someone start tracking down email addresses and post them |
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Acumen
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 10:38 AM
i wish we had had congressmen in canada so i could tell them off... NO WAIT I take that back! |
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CaptainCupca...
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 10:53 AM
Alright everyone! Lets kick some RIAA ass! One question... someone said something to me that I didn't quite know how to answer. He said something about the smaller labels belonging to the RIAA. He said why should we boycott those smaller labels? They were foced into the RIAA and the artists are not rich and cannot afford a boycott. I didn't know what to tell him.
Tip of the hat,
Captain C |
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seraphielx
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 10:54 AM
http://www.boycott-riaa.com/congress.php
use this to find your congress people |
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CodeWarrior
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 10:59 AM
Long time no post :)
Sorry for not posting the past day or two...been doing some things related to protesting RIAA for today, and not much time today..just to say how proud I am to be part of what I really believe is a noble movement. And to bulkeraser, dude, your heart was there and even with the typos, your intent comes through. And, another note. I noticed on a quick perusal of another thread that someone seemed to be complaining about bulkeraser not being serious are posting too much. I'm sorry, but trying to censor others or infringe on our rights is what this movement is about. As for me "bulk", you say what you want to. It's obvious you are motivated, and give a damn about the same thing the rest of us do, so you keep posting bro...and if you are limited on space...I'll be silent for a while and you can have my space to post.
On a different note, I think it is great that we are getting international support. We appreciate the folks from England, Canada, Australia, and every other nation. Be clear that since the DMCA was patterned after WIPO guidelines on copyright, there is not doubt we will see clones popping up in every country.
Sweden is making P2P illegal now I think. As Franklin said (I love quoting old Hellfire Club Ben)...
We must all hang together or we shall surely hang separately.
Kick butt folks!
~code |
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CodeWarrior
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 11:01 AM
typo alert...
"are" = "or"
my bad..sorry
~code |
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Jazzmary2U
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 11:11 AM
To doctlc...welcome aboard! :wave: and thanks for the excellent letter! You get it. Yo, Code..I have posted a black boycott the riaa on my website, with links to dmusic.com, boycott-riaa.com, and eff.org. Then I emailed 25 people that I had previously discussed this with so they could read these excellent post and get info. as well. I have printed little one-quarter page size info paks to hand out to people this weekend. And remember that CD idea a few posts ago. I Took a black and red marker to some old CD's that I got in the mail. On the unlabled side, I just printed, BOYCOTT THE RIAA, AUGUST 2003. Who else has blacked out their page, or put a window in it about the Boycott? |
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seraphielx
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 11:22 AM
hey anyupdates on the street teams?i havn't heard anything yet.
im in a cave (or a big office with out windows)and the only line of comunication is the internet |
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seraphielx
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 11:30 AM
fine then ill fine some email addresses for peeps to mail.to |
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seraphielx
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 11:51 AM
ok im going on google and just going down the list in ranking,
cnn:
topstories4@turner.com
ems00290.egain.net
bbc:
newsonline@bbc.co.uk
abc:
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/GoodMorningAmerica/GMA_email_form.html
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/WorldNewsTonight/WNT_newemail_form.html
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/nightline/Nightline/Nightline_email_form.html
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/Downtown/2020/Downtown_email_form.html
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/primetime/2020/Primetime_email_form.html
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/2020/2020/2020friday_email_form.html
http://abcnews.go.com/onair/WorldNewsNow/wnn_email_form.html
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/WorldNewsSaturday/weekend_wnt_email_form.html
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/ThisWeek/ThisWeek/tw010429_email_feedback.html
fox news:
comments@foxnews.com
foxnewsonline@foxnews.com
cnet news:
send-us-news-tips@cnet.com
send-letters-to-news@cnet.com
send-news-suggestions@cnet.com
usnews:
usnews@palmcoastd.com
webmaster@usnews.com
letters@usnews.com
mmeixell@usnews.com
letters@usnews.com
wired news:
http://www.wired.com/news/feedback/mail
msnbc:
letters@MSNBC.com
World@MSNBC.com
TechNews@MSNBC.com
Living@MSNBC.com
usatoday
http://asp.usatoday.com/marketing/feedback-receive.asp?type=COM+-+ED
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directive
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 12:18 PM
I WILL BE IN TORRANCE, CA TOMORROW WITH BIG SIGNS AND LOTS OF FLIERS TO EDUCATE. ANYONE WHO CAN COME, MEET AT THE TORRANCE TOWER RECORDS @ 8:45 am and BRING SIGNS and FLIERS!
Lets EDUCATE! |
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CodeWarrior
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 12:28 PM
seraphielx...as usual, great work...
i need to e-mail those on the list that I hadn't gotten too...
Jazzmary...as always, I think you are the greatest...
directive...am not in Ca...but with you in spirit...you got courage bro...
we all need more of that!
and another note for seraphielx...
i did my time in tech cubicles...that's a form of mental tyranny...my experience was like Office Space movie...
peace..out...
~code |
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W-B
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 12:29 PM
** . . . since the DMCA was patterned after WIPO guidelines on copyright . . . **
Yet more proof on how international precedent has shaped RIAA and MPAA strategy, tactics and methods, and led to an across-the-board usurpation of all our rights.
And earlier this week, there was another incident in another realm that reminded me of how the RIAA carries forth its lobbying strategy ("ram it through and ban any opposition"): Libyan dictator Moammar Qaddafi, in his role within the U.N.'s "Human Rights Commission," ordered a group called Reporters Without Borders banned from testifying at hearings for a year (this, from the same guy who was part of the clique that once barred the U.S. from a seat on that same Commission). The group wasn't even allowed a forum to defend itself at the meeting in which they were banned. (Sounds like the banning of the EFF and CEA and the "pee-pull" from Congressional meetings where nefarious legislation from CBDTPA to ACCOPS are shaped, dunnit?)
While the U.N. story is quite different from this situation, it reminds everyone how certain international precedent can adversely affect American principles and sovereignty in EVERY aspect of our daily lives.
**Sweden is making P2P illegal now I think.**
I believe it's also illegal in China . . . but for MUCH different reasons (i.e. to nip online dissent in the bud - 'after all, we can't allow pro-independence activists for Taiwan and Tibet to endanger our power over everyone, can we?'). |
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seraphielx
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 12:36 PM
hahaha who said i was in a cube?
my office is bigger than my buick skylark :)
just i don't have a window to look out of so i like to call it a cave |
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seraphielx
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 12:41 PM
remembering my days as tech support i just remembered something fun that we used to do.....AIM CHATROOMS
aim jreynoldsacr and lets get one going :) ill host it for the weekend if you guys want and then post the whole thing later on monday |
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IFeelFree
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 1:09 PM
I just sent the following email to most of the addresses above:
RIAA Threat to Our Freedom
You need to report on the threat to our privacy and the intimidation of millions of Americans by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The RIAA is suing thousands of average Americans for sharing music files on peer-to-peer networks. College students are being sued and families are being bankrupted because of the greed and backward thinking of the RIAA. The RIAA refuses to allow fair and adequate music downloading services. 60 million Americans have turned to peer-to-peer file sharing services because there is no acceptable alternative available and now they are being bullied, and their livelihoods threatened, by the actions of the RIAA. Corporations, universities, and everyday people are fighting back: PacBell is suing the RIAA, Verizon is fighting them in court, MIT and Boston College are fighting hundreds of subpoenas, music lovers are boycotting the RIAA and organizing protests for Aug 1st and 2nd. Even the Chairman of the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has attacked the RIAA. The draconian copyright laws, especially the DMCA, have allowed the RIAA to conduct their campaign of threats and intimidation against the American public. These laws must be changed and the RIAA must be reigned in. The RIAA must no longer be allowed to exploit artists and bully the public. Please report fairly and thoughtfully on this issue.
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seraphielx
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 1:21 PM
ok got the aim char room up its called boycott riaa |
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seraphielx
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 1:22 PM
er chat (typo) |
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JJcoolJ
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 1:29 PM
I live in Ontario (Canada).
Anyone know who I can contact? I will do it if someone tells me what to say (I dont want to type anything) but I do want to fax it to someone. |
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justed
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 1:31 PM
bulkeraser
RIGHT ON !
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Newbiefromnext
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 1:38 PM
I agree with that guy
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CTurntablism
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 1:42 PM
I feel it is horrible when I go to a music store like Sam Goody and the cd's there are 18.00 and I have 3 songs on there that I like! Which is a total rip-off! I could go home and download it a lot faster and save money! I feel that when people like Britney Spears and other huge artist start making their cd's at a price of 4 to 5 dollars! THEN, I will stop downloading music! UNTIL THEN! they are nucking futz for $18.00! |
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seraphielx
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 1:58 PM
last time on the chat room
copy this link and put it in internet explorer with aim (aol instant messanger) open to enter the chat room
aim:GoChat?RoomName=boycott%20riaa |
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r0dr0ddy
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 2:13 PM
OK, here's my open letter sent to my senators and my representative, along with my local newspaper and several television networks:
I am one of hundreds of thousands college students being monitored by the Recording Industry Association of America in order to be sued for one simple reason: I use file sharing programs. In legislation passed in 1998 (and paid for by the RIAA), the Digital Millennium Copyright Act allows for the recording industry to violate due process and pass by any judicial course of action for “rubber-stamp” subpoenas. Over a thousand such subpoenas nationwide will have been issued by the time you read this. Whereas anyone can agree that copyright infringement via sharing files online is wrong and should be dealt with, the “Scorched Earth” policy by which the RIAA is handling infringement has the potential to bankrupt any and all of the estimated 60 million file sharing Americans- and my fellow impoverished college peers. Even if the file sharing programs are used legally, as mine are, there exists an overwhelming risk of false accusations.
The America the RIAA sees is one which can be raped of its constitutional rights to privacy and freedom of speech. Instead of accepting new technology for music distribution, the RIAA chooses to continue to release substandard quality music at unreasonably high prices in a distribution method that is no longer profitable. Instead of accepting part of the blame on sliding sales figures, they choose to clog the court system with potentially millions of lawsuits. The results are already visible: a handful of college students have already been sued for billions of dollars (thankfully they settled for significantly smaller figures). Grandparents of file-sharing children have been named and will soon be in court. Internet service providers are forced into giving your personal information to the RIAA without any consent from any party. And to top it all off, legislation has been proposed that will automatically assume one shared copyrighted file has been infringed upon a minimum of ten times- meaning the offender could face a jail sentence. Such a law is comparable to automatically multiplying your speed on the highway by ten times and then writing a ticket.
It is long overdue that we face the old, broken copyright laws and change them to ensure the artists of songs get paid for downloaded songs, simultaneously retaining the rights to fair use for consumers- rights which the recording industry wants eliminated.
Until the RIAA becomes willing to work with the consumers as opposed to suing them, any musical purchase of an artist on one of their member labels (among which are Sony, Bertlesman, Vivendi, EMI and others) goes to help sue the same people who are customers. That is why I, along with countless others nationwide, are staging a boycott of any RIAA products until they are willing to recognize the rights of consumers and are willing to change their business practices. In addition, just as the RIAA can take names of those sharing files online, we are taking names of congressmen who vote pro-RIAA. In essence, a vote for their cause is a vote against the average music fan, and we won’t forget it.
Music itself has always been a progressive art form. The RIAA is behaving with such reckless contempt that their own actions- not those of the file sharers- will collapse the entire industry.
It is time for change.
Sincerely,
Mark Emanuel
St. Louis, MO
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CaptainCupca...
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 3:26 PM
great letter!
REVOLUTION IS THE ONLY SOLUTION.
Tip of the hat,
Captain C |
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CodeWarrior
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 3:39 PM
EXCELLENT LETTER r0dr0ddy
I think that, if your congress people are not brain dead...that should be food for thought!
~code
OK...now gotta run 4 sure...
L8ter gators! |
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TheSherminator
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 4:33 PM
Nice to see a fellow St. Louisan fighting the good fight =) |
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SlimChance
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 6:09 PM
As if all these hysterical letters are going to do a damn thing.
Pay for your music!!! |
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Jazzmary2U
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 6:20 PM
huh??!?Pay who, the artist? :rofl: |
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Jazzmary2U
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 6:27 PM
Yo, Slim..if our letters are followed with our votes, yeah, they do. We boycott, we vote, you lose...bye,bye!!
ARE YOU REGISTERED AND READY? |
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Ein-Tier
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 6:29 PM
Hey Slim, put a yellow star on you and line up for the gas chamber. As if a revolution and war won't do a thing to stop the Nazi's, why bother? |
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Ein-Tier
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 6:47 PM
Hey r0dr0ddy, I go to school nights and study Computer Science and Programming, I copied you letter (without your name at the bottom) and sent it to EVERY address posted by seraphielx, hope you don't mind bro! DOWN WITH THE RIAA!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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CodeWarrior
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 7:05 PM
Just wait til Slim's paycheck from the RIAA stops, he'll see how successful we were. :)
~code |
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CodeWarrior
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 7:58 PM
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/articles/auto/08012003a.php
It's spreading to spain now...
"Legal services giant Landwell says it will prosecute 4,000 peer-to-peer file-traders in Spain because they have been identified as "serious" unauthorized downloaders of copyrighted songs, films and software.
If it goes ahead, the action will be the largest crackdown on P2P users in Europe to date.
Landwell, the legal arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers, earlier this month issued the threat on behalf of clients that have remained unnamed to avoid a backlash by consumers. The company said it had gathered data such as IP addresses on 95,000 file-traders by tapping into P2P systems with older versions of the P2P clients, which don't encrypt such information.
Landwell said it is working with Spain's Technological Investigation Brigade (BIT) on the prosecutions and expects the case to appear in court next month. The action mimics a large-scale assault on alleged file-swappers in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which is in the process of filing several hundred lawsuits against them." |
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SinisterX
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 9:38 PM
One small problem with Congress, the RIAA probably has bought everyone of them off. This is all just wishful thinking. The only thing to really do is boycott and mean it.The RIAA onnly understand onething, "MONEY" and if enough consumers simply stop buying, it will make more of a dent then writing to Congress.
But hey, whatever works, right?
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SinisterX
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 9:39 PM
My arm is in a sling again, cant type well today. :D |
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Ein-Tier
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 10:02 PM
True sinister but we vote as well as not buy, stop buying takes away the money the RIAA uses to pay congress, out vote puts people in that won't be bought off (maybe unlikely, but it's nice to dream) and boots the ones who were. |
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Ein-Tier
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 10:03 PM
r0dr0ddy and seraphielx, you would not BELIEVE the responce I'm getting in my E-Mail from all those letters I sent out already! I'm geting people that actually want to talk to me about all this! |
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TheSherminator
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 10:32 PM
"huh??!?Pay who, the artist? "
Yeah, that's the idea. The goal of Boycott-RIAA.com is not to facilitate theft.
"I copied your letter (without your name at the bottom) and sent it to EVERY address posted by seraphielx"
Well I hope he doesn't mind, since you already did it =) Call it none of my business, but I think if you send the letter, you should keep his name on it. Add his email or something, so if people want to respond, they respond to him and he gets credit.
Otherwise, I'm glad the letter reached a lot more outlets, because it was a great one. I think credit ought to be given where it is due. |
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FcukTehRIAA
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 10:45 PM
Yeah writing to congress or whatnot is probably wishful thinking, but its like not using a weapon in your arsenel.. why would you do that? Take every advantage, use every edge and every oppritunity to attemt to change something, even if its only a small thing.. hundreds of thousands of people (or more) each doing one small thing, will end up making a very big thing happen. EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU CAN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE, DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN ANYWAY!! |
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ben-brown
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Date: August 1, 2003 @ 11:37 PM
hi i can't beleave they allow us to listen to the radio . and not charge us for it. yours truly ben-brown (watching closely from canada) |
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DeanSB2000
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Date: August 2, 2003 @ 12:06 AM
I have responded and emailed the form letters supplied by the EFF on their site, and sent 3 different form letters related to our important issue to my Congressman & Senators.
That's about all I can do from my end.
I just hope that our sending of emails and letters to our Congress(wo)men and Senators will help make an impact.
But we also need to continue our boycott past August 2.
I say we do that until the RIAA decides to WISE UP and acknowledge new technologies for online distribution of music!!
DeanSB2000 |
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dgtzr
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Date: August 2, 2003 @ 12:45 AM
I'm glad to see a geographically diverse group attacking this problem with the resources available. Keep it up y'all! I've fired my shots of towards the folks at Capitol Hill, and I tell every non-wired person I meet about the evils of RIAA. I stopped listening to broadcast radio, and I have to give thanks to dmusic for supplying me with an alternative source of tunes. This is a great community to be a part of. My thanks to all of you who keep my hopes up and provide stimulating and engaging conversation and music. Boycott RIAA. |
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SinisterX
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Date: August 2, 2003 @ 1:01 AM
Radio is not free, you have to buy a radio to listen to it dont you? The music on the radio is paid for by sponsors or, whatever, true, they dont charge you directly for listening to their crappy top40 RIAA playlist but, to me, it's not free radio. If that makes sense???
And, I am boycotting them as well. I listen to web radio, underground music. :D Much better than RIAA top40 shit.
I boycott, actions speak louder than words, most Congressmen wouldn't even bothering reading the emails or, letters they get. On Fox News Channel the RIAA is covered a lot on The Big Story. You all should watch it when its on in the afternoon. He talked about file trading last week before he went on vacation. You should write to the media outlets, better results than just Congress.
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r0dr0ddy
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Date: August 2, 2003 @ 2:35 AM
Wow, I'm glad people liked my letter.
Sherminator- hit me up on AIM at this username, we could fight the good fight in the gateway city.
Ein-tier- the letter I wrote is an open letter to my congressmen. Everyone should feel free to use it as a template, given that they are college students and use p2p for legal fileswapping.
On a side note, on the AIM boycott chat room today, Bill Evans, founder of this very site, stopped by for a chat. What a cool guy. Everyone hit up the chat room this weekend to connect directly with your fellow boycotters. |
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directive
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Date: August 2, 2003 @ 2:37 AM
I am happy to be going out on AUGUST 2nd, but disappointed to see kazaa users are leaving in the hundred thousands. I now see kazaa users below the 3 million mark. I don't believe in sharing unauthorized files, but not Everyone is a criminal.
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wxstorm
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Date: August 2, 2003 @ 3:40 AM
The Bush Administration talks about dismantling terrorist groups. Then for Pete's sake, dismantle the RIAA! |
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trinity00xxx
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Date: August 2, 2003 @ 4:43 AM
I applaud the campaign this site, and others have taken to write letters to congress and news organizations to get p2p users voices. I have one worry, though. I hate to sound like cynical wench I've become, but I don't have much faith that news stations will be unbiased enough to report the boycott.
Too many of these stations' parent companies are those with huge investments in the entertainment/music industry. For example, Viacom, which owns MTV, VH1, BET, Nickolodean, and a majority interest in the Comedy Network, owns CBS news. Disney operates ABC news and ESPN affiliates. CNN is owned by Time/Warner. And NBC and Fox news also have some ties to the entertainment industry.
I'm not sure that the writing to these stations will result in our voice being heard...but has anyone thought about possibly taking the news of the August 1st boycott to places like the message boards that kids use, like MTV.com or VH1.com..or whatever message board,(other than this one) that potential p2p music lovers visit? Has the boycott-riaa organization even thought about asking other p2p channels like Kazaa,Grokster, and others to post a courtesy link to this site...knowing their own business depends on the influx of p2p users....this is a fight we can win.....but I think it's important to get it to sites where p2p users frequent in the first place. I might be wrong....but, I don't think so. |
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hollygolightly
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Date: August 2, 2003 @ 5:10 AM
I have sent out emails to everyone I know to boycott the RIAA. I have sent a letter to my senator, Norm Coleman, asking him if he is going to pay the $150,000 per song for the songs he admitted to downloading. I have posted information on my weblog about the issues and the boycott. I am participating in the boycott by not purchasing any music for the month of August. One more point that I think should be made: Boycott the artists who are backing up the RIAA. I have decided to delete any MP3s I currently have by artists who support the RIAA's efforts to sue their consumer database. If P2P filesharing is a way of introducing people to music they might not have otherwise heard, then it only makes sense to also use P2P to stifle the sales of any product of an artist who supports the RIAA. On the flipside of that, artists who speak out against the RIAA (such as Janis Ian, check out her website!!) I will gladly donate to them directly! BOYCOTT THE RIAA!! |
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da-gimp
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Date: August 2, 2003 @ 8:24 AM
I don't see the drop in Kazaa's numbers as a bad thing, necessarily.
A number of us have said that we need to just walk away from the RIAA's mainstream completely. Don't buy it, don't share it, don't even listen to it.
The RIAA is gonna go bonkers when their sales are even worse AND no one is on the p2p nets. They'll think their cute little subpoena campaign is working when we all stop sharing, but they won't be able to handle the fact that we've also stopped buying ANYTHING from them.
How are they gonna blame p2p for lousy sales if no one is sharing?
Let the bastards rot for all I care. |
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wlfhcommishjava
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Date: August 2, 2003 @ 1:36 PM
there not worth the harddrive space they take up. ill have to go back to listening to mozart or beethoven(or is that riaa music?) |
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CodeWarrior
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Date: August 2, 2003 @ 9:47 PM
Squeaky wheel gets the grease...
continue to email the media....
if NO ONE contacted them, they would have the idea no one cares...it makes it harder to ignore when they are bombarded by communications from viewers about an issue. Then, they are made aware of the issue and are aware now that they are not ignorant of the importance or existence, they then become actively involved in a conspiracy of silence, of intentionally suppressing news and keeping the public from knowing. If congress starts investigating and subpoenas emails from viewers, it's gonna look bad. Of course, it may not happen, but it isn't gonna hurt to force them to be aware they are suppressing the news due to pressure from their corporate masters!
~code |
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