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**Unwiseevove** · 10-04-2007, 11:14 PM

Originally posted by Shrapnel12
I think you missed my point. When I say it's an intimidation tactic, I'm talking Nazi style. I'm talking big governement (or in this case corporation) holding down the little people. Nazi style would have been to hang her and ten other random neighbors from lampposts.

I'm not missing the point at all. The RIAA knows from the outset that the people they are targeting are judgment proof, and that the RIAA and record companies will spend a ton of money on legal fees and never have a chance of collecting even a small percent of their costs, let alone a money judgment.

They know that going in, and that's just fine from their point of view. They will get publicity, the more the merrier, and in their minds, likely put a little fear of God into some of the file sharing types.

10-04-2007, 11:14 PM	#6
Unwiseevove Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	Originally posted by Shrapnel12 I think you missed my point. When I say it's an intimidation tactic, I'm talking Nazi style. I'm talking big governement (or in this case corporation) holding down the little people. Nazi style would have been to hang her and ten other random neighbors from lampposts. I'm not missing the point at all. The RIAA knows from the outset that the people they are targeting are judgment proof, and that the RIAA and record companies will spend a ton of money on legal fees and never have a chance of collecting even a small percent of their costs, let alone a money judgment. They know that going in, and that's just fine from their point of view. They will get publicity, the more the merrier, and in their minds, likely put a little fear of God into some of the file sharing types.
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