p2pnet - rss feed: MPAA, RIAA team up
p2pnet.net News:- It’s good to see the entertainment cartels doing something about their real problem – counterfeiters – instead of merely suing their customers for sales troubles stemming from inferior product and incompetent management, among other factors.
But it’s bad news to see them continually getting away with using public resources funded by tax-payers.
A while ago, we had the RIAA and MPAA merging. It was a joke post. But you know how it goes: many a true thing is said in jest. Now our spoof is not only getting closer to reality, a Robo-Cop scenario in which hugely powerful private corporations take over from legitimate law agencies is also developing.
The latest travesty is the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) and RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America ) “in coordination with the Southern California High Tech Task Force” have closed New Century Media in the City of Industry, California.
Interesting that the task force, the only legal police force in the ‘action,’ gets third place billing.
Not to worry, though. “The MPAA appreciates the efforts of the Southern California High Tech Task Force in bringing down this illegal operation,” says the MPAA’s John Malcolm generously.
The investigation and seizure of $30 million in illegal stampers and DVDs was a result of findings from another raid at a replicating plant nearby where illegal DVDs produced at New Century Media were recovered, say the RIAA and MPAA.
“The plant was closed for illegal business on June 15 but no arrests have been made,” according to the two partners in crime.
“Engage in the theft of music or movies and you will face the combined resources of the recording and motion picture industries —- as well as those of law enforcement,” says the RIAA’s Brad Buckles.
The tragedy is: while publicly funded police agencies chase around, looking after entertainment industry business, scarce resources which should be devoted to dealing with real crime are being squandered on purely commercial, and entirely non-important, actions.
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joke post - RIAA, MPAA merger plans, p2pnet, November 11, 2004
June 22nd, 2005 at 4:00 pm
When the police become the enforcers for cartels, they no longer should be supported or allowed to govern society. My former stepdad was a police officer, and at the time, I had great respect for the police. But now, the only time I see a cop is when he or she is ticketing some hapless driver on the side of the road, guarding officals, or acting as muscle for some big corporation.
To their credit, I do see them sometimes working the scene of an actual crime. I’m sure that many of the individuals who happen to work for the police department would like to concentrate on actually catching criminals rather than going after those who cross the powerful. Hopefully, people will start practicing jury nullifiaction http://www.fija.org Doing this will make cartel criminal prosecutions fruitless.
I see nothing being done to catch the burglars, child predators, home robbers, trashcan thieves, or other problems faced by the average “joe.”
This is why people resort to booby traps, hidden cameras, information warfare technologies, guns, and other methods of improvised protection. The only way people are going to regain their rights is if they start using what they have to fight those who would continue to strip away the rights of the people.
June 23rd, 2005 at 4:11 pm
This article is so true…the raid that took place on New Century Media was led by a rep. from RIAA and the MPAA. Not to mention that this “task force” stormed the building with their GUNS DRAWN! I know, mold and print operators are usually known for packing thier AR-15’s to work!