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Music Industry to Abandon Mass Suits

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 3 comments
Wall Street Journal; By Sarah McBride and Ethan Smith 		Mail this story
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After years of suing thousands of people for allegedly stealing music via the Internet, the recording industry is set to drop its legal assault as it searches for more effective ways to combat online music piracy. The decision represents an abrupt shift of strategy for the industry, which has opened legal proceedings against about 35,000 people since 2003. Critics say the legal offensive ultimately did little to stem the tide of illegally downloaded music. And it created a public-relations disaster for the industry, whose lawsuits targeted, among others, several single mothers, a dead person and a 13-year-old girl.

[Its my guess that the ISP's will be able to determine if the person doing the "illegal downloading" is actually alive or above the age of 12 before suing them. - Scott]

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Comments (3)

ColonelPanik ·
Now they have Charter to do their dirty work! We just got a zinger for something our son DLed.

Looks like you will be dropped from the service if you continue to DL what they say you shouldn't.
gus3 ·
How was it licensed?

I'm just waiting for an ISP to threaten someone for downloading a Creative Commons-licensed work. The poetic justice will be sweet to watch.
azerthoth ·
I think I'll just point out that multiple studies have resulted in RIAA sending take down notices on computer printers.

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