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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (6502)	7/20/2003 2:57:31 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

OT That is indeed laughable....and pathetic. Even if they are able to stop the sales of CDRW drives to some here in the US, what about the rest of the world? Isn't anyone asking these questions? The people at the RIAA just do not understand the implications of the internet as a medium which cannot be controlled by any one government. Unfortunately these people who are entirely ignorant of technology now have the ears of many in Congress. Ignorance and power are are scary combination indeed. Brian

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (6502)	7/20/2003 5:56:43 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

ot- RIAA Why RIAA Keeps Getting Hacked On Monday, the RIAA site was hacked for the sixth time in six months. This time, the defacement resulted in bogus press releases on the front door, touting the joys of cheese and interspecies romantic relationships. Also, a link entitled "Where can I find information on giant monkeys?" took readers to the biography page of Hilary Rosen, RIAA chief executive officer. The RIAA's role as the music industry's voice against digital piracy makes it an obvious target for those who are angered by what they see as the organization's overly vehement crusade for copyright owners' rights. Some security experts said in no uncertain terms that the latest defacements indicate the RIAA is clueless about technology. They charge that this ignorance has resulted in the RIAA attempting to combat digital file sharing in ineffective, counter-productive ways. "It's obvious that they don't get the Web, and they don't get technology, or they'd understand how to protect their own website," said Wall Street systems administrator Anthony Negil. "The flaws that people are exploiting to access their site are elementary security issues, and there's no excuse for an organization that purports to understand the dark side of the Internet to leave such gaping holes in their own network infrastructure." wired.com