From cl Sent Tue, Jan 6th 1998, 01:33
From cl Sent Tue, Jan 6th 1998, 01:33
got this from the orb list... > >> I just spent the better part of two days checking this stuff out > and it > >appears to be legit. About two weeks ago, Clinton signed off on > >legislation which makes it a crime to trade tapes. If you send > someone a > >tape and get something in exchange for it, you're now in just as much > > >trouble, legally, as you would for selling bootleg CD's. Max > penalties > >include jail time and fines of up to US $250,000. > >> Apparently, the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) is > > quite > >> serious about this. They have already gone after a Bruce > Springsteen > >trader - apparently, the guy had his trade list out on the 'net and > an > >RIAA mole responded, pretending to be interested in trading. They > worked > >out a deal and when the mole received the bootleg tapes, the RIAA > made > >their move. According to reports, the RIAA revoked his Internet > access. > >No word on whether or not they are actively pursuing criminal charges > > >against him. (More info on this is available at this Springsteen boot > > >site: http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/set/7783/updates.html) cl