Uni Students Slammed For Music Swapping

jomaree writes "The SMH Online reports that Sony, EMI and Universal will be in the Federal Court today, in an attempt to stop students using uni computers to swap music files. Michael Speck, the director of Music Industry Piracy Investigations, is quoted as follows: 'And we're not talking about one track here, one track there,' he said. 'We're talking piracy, significant examples of piracy.' By contrast, Sydney Uni says it knows of one student with a handful of files on a website, which does actually sound quite a bit like one track here, one track there."

Uni Students?

[shr3k]

Yeah, it sucks for Uni students. I wonder how it will affect Poly students?

Sue those theives!

[Anonymous Coward]

Sue those university students for all that they're worth!! ...
They don't have anything? ..
oh.

John Q Student had a track...

[AntiNorm]

By contrast, Sydney Uni says it knows of one student with a handful of files on a website, which does actually sound quite a bit like one track here, one track there

John Q Student had a track, EIEIO
And on this track he had a song, EIEIO
With a "track track" here and a "track track" there
Here a "track" there a "track" everywhere a "track track"
John Q Student had a track, EIEIO!

(God I love having to stay up late to do homework)

On behalf of everyone

[Timesprout]

They are "swapped" for free using special software, robbing artists and their record companies of royalties
On behalf of everyone and as a gesture of goodwill I would like to volunteer to try and make it up to Kylie for this heinous crime. Someone else can do the record companies

Re:Sue those theives!

[phorm]

Sorry son, the RIAA won the court case... I'm afraid we'll have to take your hall pass, your beer cap, and all your boxes of Macaroni and Cheese.

Meanwhile, they will probably be kicked out of the University and possibly blacklisted at others.
<sarcasm> Yup... ruin a few college kids lives, the RIAA is really going to win a lot in this legal battle.</sarcasm>

In Other News

[nihilogos]

Publishers Wiley, Springer-Verlag, Prentice Hall and others have indicated that they intend to pursue legal action in order to stop the piracy of books in Australian universities.

"It's not just a few students lending a few novels here and there" aaid spokesperson I.L. Douche. "Some campuses have an entire building filled with books which they lend out to anybody."

Re:Uni?

[yobbo]

Here in Australia, if someone says the whole word they sound like a complete wanker. Trust me.

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Re:By the same logic....

[trezor]

• It means if i suspect EMI to be creating and album to harm me I can just take them to court without any proof.

Goodbye Britney! (Good riddance!)

Re:Uni Students?

[phaze3000]

Yeah, those crazy Aussies with their 'barbies' (not anti-feminist dolls) and their 'tinnies' (not canned food).

How dare they violate the colourful English language in such a way, an honourable language which for centuries has been at the centre of trade and commerce? Their pathetic Australian dialogue, in my judgement at least, can never claim to match up to that of those in dear old blighty! If only there was a licence for the use of English, it would surely be revoked!

Re:cooperation is mandatory

[Xenographic]

Well, they were going to assert their right to remain silent, until the RIAA informed them that silence was copyrighted and would be considered an act of infringement upon their exclusive rights... :]

Re:Uni is the proper British/Australian English

[Anonymous Coward]

So you are claiming that using the proper word instead of abbreviated slang makes somebody uneducated? Spoken like true eurotrash...

I guess by your definition ebonics must be an advanced language.

By my definition, you're an idiot.