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October 18, 2003
RIAA Croons a New Warning Tune
This type of strategy is very similar to what goes on in the domain name arena. Threaten unsophisticated people into paying money, whether they are "guilty" or not. If they don't pay, the litigation costs would likely be far more than the settlement. Then the RIAA can parade the number of settlements as proof of "guilt."
Will they ever learn that suing one's customers is not a good means of doing business?
The recording industry group says from now on it will send out warning letters to suspected music-file traders before taking them to court, allowing them to negotiate a settlement. Those who do not respond within 10 days will be sued. [Wired News]
Posted by mikki at October 18, 2003 09:36 AM