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RIAA turning nasty?

2003-05-06 05:00:12.174214+02 by ebwolf 1 comments

According to this NY Times article, the RIAA companies are possibly making viruses to sabotage end user computers. Isn't copyright violation a misdemeanor and developing a virus a felony?!?

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#Comment made: 2003-05-06 18:20:54.106021+02 by: meuon

It's justified in their lawyers minds.. I'm thinking in the same vein, WMD might be justified against the RIAA (WMD = Weapons of Music Destruction).

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