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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: brennser on January 13, 2004, 04:53:00 pm

Title: More RIAA fun and games
Post by: brennser on January 13, 2004, 04:53:00 pm
not sure about the whole posing as police bit but in general I have no problem with cracking down on bootleggers
  RIAA (http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2004Jan/gee20040112023398.htm)
Title: Re: More RIAA fun and games
Post by: walkman on January 13, 2004, 07:12:00 pm
"a large percentage [of the vendors] are of a Hispanic nature. Today he's Jose Rodriguez, tomorrow he's Raul something or other, and tomorrow after that he's something else. These people change their identity all the time."
 
 can that quote possibly be real?
Title: Re: More RIAA fun and games
Post by: thirsty moore on January 13, 2004, 08:42:00 pm
Before the whole Napster issue the RIAA was very involved with cracking down on bootlegged albums.  This is nothing new.  It's just being made more visible.
Title: Re: More RIAA fun and games
Post by: sonickteam2 on January 14, 2004, 09:57:00 am
are we talking live bootlegs or bootlegs of albums that are recorded and for sale at the stores?
Title: Re: More RIAA fun and games
Post by: brennser on January 14, 2004, 10:37:00 am
my guess is bootlegs of commercially available material, i.e., the stuff you'd find at Tower
Title: Re: More RIAA fun and games
Post by: nkotb on January 14, 2004, 10:45:00 am
It's not too far from the truth.  My uncle is from Mexico, and it's tough to keep all of his identities straight.  I just hope the RIAA doesn't catch up with Uncle Ernesto...I mean Paco....oh wait, now it's Jepe...
 
 
Quote
Originally posted by walkie hearts you all:
  "a large percentage [of the vendors] are of a Hispanic nature. Today he's Jose Rodriguez, tomorrow he's Raul something or other, and tomorrow after that he's something else. These people change their identity all the time."
 
 can that quote possibly be real?
Title: Re: More RIAA fun and games
Post by: markie on January 14, 2004, 10:50:00 am
Quote
Originally posted by brennser:
  my guess is bootlegs of commercially available material, i.e., the stuff you'd find at Tower
I would think so too.....
 
 Its always cool to look what those guys are selling, the current Jay Z album and Outkast are hot right now..... Its always those kind of things, not rolling stones live from the Marquee in '73.
Title: Re: More RIAA fun and games
Post by: thirsty moore on January 14, 2004, 07:05:00 pm
It's commercially available albums.  However, they also have problems with concert bootlegs as well.  You can read all about it here (http://www.riaa.com/issues/piracy/default.asp).