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December 10, 2003
RIAA to give downloaders the Waco treatment
Here's a really cute move in the RIAA's attempts to win friends and influence people:
The director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is leaving his post next month to lead the recording industry's efforts to stop music piracy.
Bradley A. Buckles, who served ATF for 30 years and was named director in 1999, will come head of the Anti-Piracy Unit of the Recording Industry Association of America, the trade group announced Tuesday.
"Brad's appointment should signal to everyone that we continue to take piracy, here and throughout the world, very seriously," said Mitch Bainwol, RIAA's chairman and chief executive officer.
So, uh, what are you trying to say with this move? Any of you punks get caught downloading get the David Koresh treatment?
Exactly who do they think they're impressing with this? Does this guy have any other relevant qualifications than pure intimidation? This is the message the RIAA wants to send to some teenage girl downloading the crappy new Britney Spears song? To her parents?
Do they actually think this is a smart move? Do they somehow think that this will not turn customers and voters against them? Are they not afraid that people will mistake these thugs for Alpo?
Leaving his government post and thus the entire weight of the US military behind, I'd like to hereby invite Mr. Buckles to bring his bitch ass down to the farm to stop me from downloading.
posted by Al at 12/10/2003 06:05:00 AM
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