RIAA Bans Telling Friends About Songs

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/43029

RIAA Bans Telling Friends About Songs

LOS ANGELES—The Recording Industry Association of America announced Tuesday that it will be taking legal action against anyone discovered telling friends, acquaintances, or associates about new songs, artists, or albums. "We are merely exercising our right to defend our intellectual properties from unauthorized peer-to-peer notification of the existence of copyrighted material," a press release signed by RIAA anti-piracy director Brad Buckles read. "We will aggressively prosecute those individuals who attempt to pirate our property by generating 'buzz' about any proprietary music, movies, or software, or enjoy same in the company of anyone other than themselves." RIAA attorneys said they were also looking into the legality of word-of-mouth "favorites-sharing" sites, such as coffee shops, universities, and living rooms.

Discuss.

Actually means they'll have to ban music magazines etc. Bit stupid.

Anti-downloading I may be, but this is ridiculous.

-AC

Anything out of "The Onion" is not true at all.

This is, barnone, the most idiotic thing I've ever read/heard. This is so stupid and upsetting, that it makes me want to just download as much music illegally as I can just to piss off whoever thought of this idea.

Oh, theonion.com. lol. Good thing it's fake.

LOL!!!!!!

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/43189

I mean COME ON! Anybody think this is REAL?

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/41904

This is pure stupidity.

I put "The Onion" In well.. here...

😂 At least the first couple of people fell for it 😛

I didn't even notice the link said The Onion, or I'd not have haha.

Lame, haha.

-AC

I love The Onion 😂

First time i've ever heard of The Onion.