Critics Attack RIAA Film On Copright

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The music industry's educational video about copyright law is full of baloney, according to several trade and public interest groups.

The Consumer Electronics Association and Public Knowledge are among the groups to issue a joint statement condemning some statements on the Recording Industry Association of America's video, which the RIAA has plans to distribute to the nation's universities.

The RIAA's video, a copy of which can be found on its Web site, suggests that students should be skeptical of free content and that it's always illegal to make a copy of a song, even if it's just to introduce a friend to a new band, said Robert Schwartz, general counsel for the Home Recording Rights Coalition, one of the groups opposed to the video.

Read more at CNet

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The music is hokey--and scare tactic films like this are FASCIST. Hey RIAA, get a clue - get your 2.0 business model together, work with the ISPs and gadget companies, stop suing your biggest customers and get your act together before your industry goes the way of the horse and buggy