RIAA Web Site Hacked

The integrity of the copyright process begins BEFORE the music is copied and marketed. The RIAA doesn't concern itself about the rights and wrongs of a copyright process, they defend their equipment use using 'freedom of the press' as rationale and snag small-time versions of themselves to haul into court.

A musician is not necessarily a composer. Most music classes and lessons teach how to perform other people's works, using instruments ("play").
If an original song has been recorded using audiotape or vinyl media, the chance that a record company will simply seize and sell it are possibly 100%.

There are many different kinds of artists, but they all compose something original. A trained performer knows how to "play" an original work; a named dedication should be able to enjoy his/her influence without being hauled onto stage. The RIAA has not concerned itself with copyright integrity; they use existing copyright lists as data from which decisions are made, although those copyright documents may represent simple seizures routed into factories.

The RIAA concerns itself with machinery use. They do not concern themselves with the integrity of the copyright process.

Where's the article about how irresponsible it is to blame the victim and not the criminal? The RIAA, in informing the public that downloading music without paying is illegal, is performing a public service as well as performing a service to their members - hard working citizens (single mothers among them) who have the same right to their paycheck that you do. Ought policemen 'go down' because they tell you it's a law to wear your seatbelt? Oh, and, if the person not wearing her seatbelt is a single mother - should the policeman give her a special break? Are single mothers immune from the law? If we pick and choose among the laws we follow and those we break, shouldn't we expect to be punished if/when we are caught? Do you not understand who loses (thousands of hardworking, taxpaying citizens who work for publishers, recording facilities, distribution facilities, management teams ....) when you downloaded music illegally ? If you do understand, and don't care, what does that tell you about yourself? Integrity isn't something that can be taught or thrust upon you. As a society, we collectively create laws as a bottom line for personal behavior. Maturity is understanding that and being able to stop yourself from doing something you know is illegal - even if you have to deny yourself whatever benefit you may derive from the illegal act.
Oh, and if you're still not convinced because you haven't figured out that the recording artist isn't the only one who's income depends on sales and are thinking: 'Madonna doesn't need the money' - Imagine a stranger putting her/himself between you and your paycheck, while telling you - 'I saw that you bought a new flat screen TV - you don't need your paycheck this week.' Capiche?

They're so busy suing people and trying to come up with high-tech ways security of music that they don't even focus on security for their website. If they think we still have the nerve to download and rip music, then what makes them think we don't have the nerve to hack their website??

Platinum records for EVERYONE!!!!!!

It's nice to see justice done, even if it's just by hackers (Kudos to them too for messing around with a notirious killer UFO cult website too). Unfortunately, it just amounts to a temporary inconvenience: it will be business as usual soon enough.

To bad only their website text got wiped. Maybe if their brains got wiped they could be rebooted with some common sence and decency.

Saying that sql injection doesn't hurt visitors is wrong. My site got hacked, and they injected a javascript into the product title field in several records. If you went to that product's page, you got a virus.

Congrats to the hackers!! Too bad they didn't have
the expertise to Inflict Maximum Damage to the RIAA!! Naturally everyone knows that the most intelligent music artists choose to be their own label, thereby circumventing the extortionistic
RIAA!!
Indie artists are the BEST!! Musicians!! PLEASE
Stay RIAA FREE!!

Just another crazy attempt to suck more money from the consumer. This will come back on them in a big way. People dont forget, and when given the chance they will dump them.

Dear Music Industry,
I am sorry that technology has advanced further than you could keep up with your greed. Just know that you are not alone when it comes to losing money in our modern times. The advancements in technology have put a dent in my wallet too! Let's see I have purchased 8-tracks, albums, cassettes, cds and online music. Not to mention every conceivable device, from 8-track players to computers, made to play all these mediums times 4 people times the number of increased storage capacity devices. Then on top of that I have purchased accessories to play my music in my car, ranging from FM transmitters to new car stereos. I have replaced albums/cds that were scratched and 8-tracks/cassettes that broke from too much use or bad players. I have purchased CD's for music that I previously bought in other formats. I have bought multiple copies of cds because you can't play one cd in two portable cd players for my kids. Then of course there is the actual expense of replacing those damaged mediums due to my so-called negligence. Then I am even more stupid and spend big $$$ going to concerts for my favorite artists. You want to cry BOO-HOO for the money you are losing, well what about ME???? WHY HAVEN'T YOU PROVIDED ME WITH A STABLE DEPENDABLE MEDIUM THAT IS WORTH MY INVESTMENT??? How come you have piggy backed your greed onto technology making me a slave to my addiction? I am an avid music fan. My collection ranges from nature sounds to today’s music. I have no problem with you being compensated for your work but where is the balance? When is it my turn to break even in the music game? These tactics are getting way out of hand!!! You are suing the very people who keep you employed. Once you prosecute everyone, how will you keep your job especially when all the fees you collected run out? You’re so busy going after individuals that you are not coming up with realistic solutions to the issues. I guess we will have to ban all recorded music. Then who wins? There has to be a compromise where everyone can win. If we all put our heads together, we just might find the solution. But whatever it is, it needs to be to the benefit of all parties concerned – from the artist to the consumer – because without us you wouldn’t be where you are today and without you we wouldn’t have a voice to express ourselves.

Also agree with PF. And to add on...

Also agree with PF. And to add on...

You could totally just do a query on the database, and all sorts of data could be available - like usernames, passwords, addresses, phone numbers... the list can go on and on.

I work for a web development company and when we learned(the hard way) how these things were done we kinda started to build upon that, thinking of everything under the sun we could do, and a few things were kinda scary.

mmjmojo - i totally agree with you! you left out though the fact that the RIAA also screws the musicians that actually CREATE the music (courtney love testified in congress about 7 years ago and showed how the recording industry is the actual pirates in this equation...essentially stealing a musician's intellectual property by all kinds of back charging...even successful bands/artists barely break even)...i hope more bands start doing what radiohead did...don't believe the reports saying they didn't make money...they did and without a record company...

and then you bloggers are so one track minded, stupid people the riaa was established to make sure the artist received their credit for their work..... not to cater to the consumer, their not putting in the long hours it takes to make a hit record to cater to a consumer, who nine times of of ten is not supporting the same people by buying their works(thanks to file sharing) that bring joy to their one track lives......

This is so ridiculous. Tehre is no place for people to even find music and if it's copyright is still in force. what happens if you copy old 78's into your computer. There's no place to even look that up. This goes for movies too. Sinve VCR's are going out the window, is it against the law to make a DVD of a movie you own on tape? What happens if you discard the video tape after you transfer it? You know... it's probably good that one can get stuff right on the internet that's original. These artists just get rich and make fools of themselves anyway. What we need to do is stop buying any music in 2008. Let them see what it's like when they mess with the public that supports them. No, I don't beleive in stealing music or videos. But when they are not available, they should be free to share. And, if they are available, there should be a catalogue to show where they can be purchased.

Great job ! next time upload a ROM blaster virus and infect they're whole damn network....greedy bastards deserve it

The RIAA is out of control ! someone has to put a stop to this... the RIAA can't have it both ways, they expect us to spend $13 and up for a CD in the store, but then turn around and say it's illegal to put it on your computer or mp3 player...THAT'S BS ! look I have no problem buying my albums and supporting the artist's who make them, they work hard and should be compensated. but don't tell me I can't copy my music to my computer or my ipod after I paid for it. the way I look at it, as long as you legaly pay for it, it's your's to do what you want with it as long as you don't distribute it or sell it to others....it's that simple ! if the recording industry want's to stop pirating then how bout making CD's more affordable and going after the individuals who are making money from them instead of going after everyday people who are not hurting you... i can just see it now...a 10 year old kid on a playground let's her friend listen to her ipod and here comes the RIAA police to haul her into court... this is obsurd, the courts need to say enough is enough or we are all going to wind up in court before long

The record industry needs to get its priorities right, instead of attacking the man on the street for getting an album without paying because he really can' afford it and he wouldn't have bought it anyway they should be helping new musicians and stopping musicians getting ripped off by their managers and labels. Pirates who make money from selling copies is wrong but if people wisened up and did the copying themselves then it would be ok, actually i doubt that very many people still buy copied music albums although I know quite a few people still buy copied dvd's. silly people... especially when you see the quality of them
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