Few Takers For RIAA's "Clean Slate" 252
gbulmash writes "In the wake of the RIAA's highly-criticized "Clean Slate" program, a recent article about P2P United reveals that the RIAA has only had 838 takers for their file swapping amnesty offer. That's less than 1/1000th of one percent of the estimated number of P2P users worldwide."
they must be kdding... (Score:2, Interesting)
This surprises me (Score:5, Interesting)
Misplaced use of the word "only" (Score:0, Interesting)
All us "geeks" know better than to jump at the chance to prostrate ourselves before the RIAA, let's give the rest of the world a little credit for common sense too.
Re:This surprises me (Score:5, Interesting)
So...
I'm assuming if they come after you. one can just erase everything and say, "I called and the guy said if I erase everything, you would forgive me."
May have to stop search for intelligent life jokes (Score:3, Interesting)
Seriously I am surprised anyone actually took this. Even if you were worried, and believed that the amnesty was worth something you could have checked for your name in the subpoena databases and if it wasnt there just stopped. Why expose yourself needlessly.
I guess the public is more savvy... (Score:2, Interesting)
my $.02
-D
Try ignoring the RIAA (Score:3, Interesting)
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Apples and oranges (Score:3, Interesting)
It's like feeling really safe because the number of murders/year in your town is less than 1/100000 of the total murders/year worldwide, or something.
get free music from the library (Score:4, Interesting)
Or is it too uncool in the U.S. to go to the public library?
Re:get free music from the library (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:get free music from the library (Score:3, Interesting)
And box sets...well those are nice.