One of the companies that received a letter from Altnet was BigChampagne. However, BigChampagne have denied that they use any technology that infringes any of Altnets patents.
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RIAA finally getting a taste of their own medicine? =D I think Altnet's approach in using P2P to "BENEFIT" the community and the artists by selling products online is very sensible. At least they're not trying to fight the technology, which is near impossible. You got to evolve and adapt to technology, and utilize it to your benefits. You can't fight something which dominates you. Think of it as this way, America's black out: A lot of Canadians and Amercians were helpless. HELPLESS! Just because the technology shut down! If you try and fight technology and manage to win, you're only damaging the people you want to protect. At least, that's how I see it...
im intrested to see where this goes. it is a legal buisness, so that would be a problem. I would think that the RIAA would leave the legal stuff alone and only attack the illegal stuff. this will be intresting...
THis goes back to the fact that the RIAA doesn't want P2P because it cuts them out, actually side steps their way of doing business and empowers the artist to market directly to the masses. I agree with Tolietman that the RIAA is finally gonna get a good taste of their own medicine and I bet they are not going to like it. I'm sure they will try to get their spin doctors on this one as well.
It's karma what goes around comes around. If the RIAA is gonna be sue crazy to set examples then there gonna have to face retaliation. If the industry didn't charge so much for music and movies i mean realy 13 or 15 dollars for a cd that you only like 1 or 2 songs from and 20 to 25 dollars for a dvd give me a break if they offer them at more resonable prices people wouldn't sell them as much.
Well this could help to shut down the RIAA. If Altnet wins they could continue the fight afterwards and charge the RIAA for Anti Trust. Then after that they can charge them again for Embezzlement. One charge at a time till these goons are gone for good. It does not take a genius to tell that this is the case when every paid music service charges the exact same amount. So time to stop the gangsters in their tracks.
Lets hope so. And let the children or the future learn how greed will conquer you rather you are a person who believes in Metaphysics or not.