Sick of the RIAA and MPAA

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I'm sick of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Lately they have both been hyperactive and wanting to sue everyone.

Pirate Bay made sense. Attempting to bring down the biggest source of pirated media and software would be expected of the associations.

But then, soon after, they threatened ISOHunt (a personal favorite) before deeming them too small and unknown.

But now the RIAA sent a 'cease and desist' notice to youtube for the videos where people are dancing to licensed music. What the heck!? That just doesn't make sense. It's just some kids trying to have fun or make a little video to music! They are not making money off of it; the recording isn't losing any money to the videos. If anything, they are promoting the music and helping the industry!

I know they are just trying keep their profits and not lose money, but its getting ridiculous. They need to stop with the lawsuits and relax for a bit. Actions like these are what make me want to download media more; just to spite them.

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Moving on...

There is a cycle of pirated music/movies. Every time a method of downloading media gets big and popular enough for the industry to notice, it will get attacked and eventually something greater will replace it. There was Napster, Kazaa, irc, Audiogalaxy, and many more. When one became big, the next replaced it. Bit Torrent has been out a while and I think its about time. It has already gotten a lot of attention and I can slowly see its downfall. The main problem that torrents have is that websites must host links to the .torrent files. This makes the servers hosting the sites liable. I predict something soon (no idea what) will come out to over throw the king. It's natural and it's no one can stop it.