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02-06-2004, 10:38 AM
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Guestapo-like tactics in Australia
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...sharing_raid_1
Basically RIAA investigators raiding Austrilian Kazaa offices. Thats right, not police or law enforcement, RIAA investigators!
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02-06-2004, 10:48 AM
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Good. Glad to see the aussie's have some morals in their government to allow such a raid.
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02-06-2004, 10:48 AM
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I read that this morning.
Scary.
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02-06-2004, 10:54 AM
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Can they do that?
Where are our brothern down under?
Links, please.
Besides Yahoo, other confrimation.
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02-06-2004, 11:03 AM
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Scary if you steal music.
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02-06-2004, 11:07 AM
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Agreed!!
Even more scary when non-governmental entities can raid your home or business with the government's blessing.
IMO
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02-06-2004, 11:33 AM
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| Quote: Originally posted by Epidemic
Good. Glad to see the aussie's have some morals in their government to allow such a raid. | lmao, morals!  
Well, at least for the time being, the company is safe over in the United States.
Perhaps we should do ourselves a favor and send our wonderful Attorney General over there.  Let him write up an act for the Aussies. 
Last edited by Mike; 02-06-2004 at 11:40 AM.
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02-06-2004, 01:45 PM
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Thats what scared me, that the governement sanctioned it and allowed the RIAA to do the actual raid. Not police, not FBI or the Austrialian equivilent. :|
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02-06-2004, 02:33 PM
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that's what i have issues with too undeadlord...since when can a corporation conduct a RAID? i have issues. here is what also bothers me: Quote: |
The raided sites included the office of Kazaa owner Sharman Networks, the homes of two of the company's executives, three Australian universities and Internet service providers.
| This is EXACTLY the same as if the RIAA conducted a raid on the owners of Sony because of the VCR.
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02-06-2004, 04:17 PM
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I think if I saw RIAA "investigators" banging on my door, that door would stay nicely shut and locked until the cops were the ones banging.
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