[[Today the RIAA announced the abandonment of its ingenious "Sue Our
Fan Base" strategy]]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122966038836021137.html

TECHNOLOGY
DECEMBER 19, 2008
Music Industry to Abandon Mass Suits

By SARAH MCBRIDE and ETHAN SMITH

After years of suing thousands of people for allegedly stealing music
via the Internet, the recording industry is set to drop its legal
assault as it searches for more effective ways to combat online music
piracy.

The decision represents an abrupt shift of strategy for the industry,
which has opened legal proceedings against about 35,000 people since
2003. Critics say the legal offensive ultimately did little to stem
the tide of illegally downloaded music. And it created a public-
relations disaster for the industry, whose lawsuits targeted, among
others, several single mothers, a dead person and a 13-year-old girl.

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The war on privilege will never end. Its next great campaign will be
against the privileges of the underprivileged. H. L. Mencken


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