Courtesy of Techdirt, this lame effort by the RIAA to coin a new phrase that attempts to equate unauthorized music sharing with, er, shoplifting. Regarding the recent round of lawsuits against 750 individuals for unauthorized file-sharing, Cary Sherman, head of RIAA said in a statement
Prosecuting songlifting [emphasis added] is integral to helping protect the ability of record companies to invest in the up-and-coming bands of tomorrow and level the playing field for legal online services. The illegal downloading of music is just as wrong as shoplifting from a local store. It’s against the law, and breaking the law must carry consequences.
Songlifter? That actually sounds kind of pleasant. This is one attempt to reframe the debate that I hope falls flat.
I hope the RIAA picks a less wussy coinage to characterize the organized file-sharing ring busted by the Feds yesterday. TheJustice Department filed suit against against three members of the “Apocalypse Crew” warez (organized trafficking in copyrighted music) group.
Cynthia Brumfield at 9:50 AM|Comments(0)
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