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Title: Has the RAA gone too damn far????????
Post by: QuDDus on February 23, 2004, 11:35:05 AM: http://www.brokennewz.com/displaystory.asp?storyid=621riaawhistle

Man I am all for paying for music but man this takes the cake.

And the RAA is really pissin me off lately they just seem to be suing just about every got damn body. Anyone seen that stupid commerical where the kid is talking about being sued bye the RAA and how downloading will never stop?

I don\'t understand how napster took the big fall but kazza continues to stand? In any case this is completely stupid on the RAA\'s part.
Title: Has the RAA gone too damn far????????
Post by: GmanJoe on February 23, 2004, 11:50:55 AM: BWAHAHAHA! Nice parody! :laughing:
Title: Has the RAA gone too damn far????????
Post by: Coredweller on February 23, 2004, 11:51:35 AM: It won\'t load for me. :(
Title: Has the RAA gone too damn far????????
Post by: GmanJoe on February 23, 2004, 11:58:17 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Coredweller
It won\'t load for me. :(

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RIAA Sues Amish Man for Illegal Whistling of Copyrighted Material
10/25/2003 - William Grim

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Millersburg, Ohio — The RIAA announced today that it is stepping up its campaign against copyright infringement and will now target persons who whistle or hum non-public domain songs without paying royalties.

In its first test case, the RIAA is suing Levi Yoder, 52, of Millersburg, Ohio, an Amish farmer and father of 17 children. In its lawsuit filed in Holmes County Common Pleas Court, the RIAA alleges that “on or about July 26, 2003 Mr. Yoder was heard publicly whistling the copyrighted song ‘Jimmy Crack Corn’ during a horse auction at the Holmes County Fair Grounds. At no time did Mr. Yoder attempt to contact the lawful owner of said song’s copyright in order to pay royalties for the use of said copyrighted material. Mr. Yoder’s action constitutes a severe loss of revenue for the owners of said song’s copyright.”

Attempts by this reporter to contact Mr. Yoder for his reaction to the lawsuit were unsuccessful since the Yoders do not have a telephone or electricity in their house. Legal experts, however, say that the RIAA does have a compelling case but that it will be hard to demonstrate that sales of CDs to the Amish have declined since there has never been a recorded sale of a CD to an Amish person in the first place.

In related news, Amish elders today announced that they are investigating whether or not to banish Mr. Yoder from the Amish Church under the rule that prohibits all married Amish men from “consorting with demons, playing gin rummy, looking at women’s ankles with lustful intent and whistling tunes made popular by Burl Ives.”

:laughing:
Title: Has the RAA gone too damn far????????
Post by: QuDDus on February 23, 2004, 12:17:43 PM: good work gman you should be a mod;)
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Post by: (e) on February 23, 2004, 12:51:27 PM: ****ing genious.

:laughing:
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Post by: Titan on February 23, 2004, 01:42:37 PM: Thats great. Wouldn\'t suprise me if the RIAA does that.
Title: Has the RAA gone too damn far????????
Post by: THX on February 23, 2004, 02:23:28 PM: Q I was about to smack you... ;)

Cored it wouldn\'t load for you huh? Well you just lost my vote.. now it goes to gman. (j/k)
Title: Has the RAA gone too damn far????????
Post by: PS2_-'_'-_PS2 on February 23, 2004, 03:34:25 PM: No way is that real!
Title: Has the RAA gone too damn far????????
Post by: Ashford on February 23, 2004, 04:44:00 PM: You mean that stupid Pepsi commercial with that stupid girl with that stupid look, talking about her stupid claim to fame and making that stupid declaration while holding a stupid Pepsi?
Title: Has the RAA gone too damn far????????
Post by: GmanJoe on February 24, 2004, 05:33:31 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Ashford
You mean that stupid Pepsi commercial with that stupid girl with that stupid look, talking about her stupid claim to fame and making that stupid declaration while holding a stupid Pepsi?

No.
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Post by: Titan on February 24, 2004, 01:26:32 PM: Quote
Originally posted by PS2_-\'_\'-_PS2
No way is that real!

No its not PS2 :) If it is, that is really funny.
Title: Has the RAA gone too damn far????????
Post by: QuDDus on February 28, 2004, 01:09:04 PM: Quote
Originally posted by GmanJoe
No.

yes it is. And I hate it I have seen about 50,000 times they seem too show it here all the time.