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RIAA Takes Drastic New Steps To Prevent File Sharing

BOISE, ID - It was a typical Saturday afternoon for 13 year old Tommy Peterson. A little TV, and a little web surfing.  As Tommy waited patiently for Kazaa, an internet file sharing program, to download the new P.O.D. single, he heard an odd noise outside his bedroom window, then another on the roof.  Suddenly the power went out.  As he stood up to inspect the problem, he heard an ear piercing  explosion, and his bedroom was filled with a blinding light.  Men in armored black paramilitary uniforms and gas masks crashed through his bedroom window, through the front and back doors of his parents’ home and through the skylight in the living room.

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The RIAA’s Bold New Campaign To Rid
The Nation Of Illegal Music File Sharing

The terrified boy lay fetal on the floor in a state of shock, as tear gas filled the room. “Stay on the ground,” a gruff voice shouted. Tommy was turned on to his stomach. One of the men kneeled on Tommy’s back as another held a gun to his head, and yet another placed handcuffs on him.  Two others were smashing his monitor and confiscating his hard drive. He was blindfolded, thrown into the back of a paddy wagon, an taken to the RIAA Holding Center.

Faux-Newz was able to intercept the team and the boy at the RIAA Processing Center and get a few comments.

“Where am I? What’s going on?” asked Tommy when we approached him. “I’m thirsty.  I want my mommy. My wrists hurt.”  He was then hustled into the building which is off limits to the press.

This situation is just one of many, in the RIAA’s bold new campaign to rid the nation of illegal music file sharing.  So far, they have conducted 34 successful raids across the U.S. and have confiscated over 50 hard drives and over 300 “burned” CDs. Despite public outcry against what many call the use of “excessive force” by the RIAA, a spokesman for the record industry is satisfied with their progress.

“These individuals need to understand the seriousness of copyright infringement. I believe the RIAA has made a positive step forward in protecting artists like Metallica, Vanilla Ice, and U2.”

The number of Kazaa users has dropped 53% since June, and is expected to drop even more severely as the frequency of raids grows. However, in a recent poll, over 6 million file sharers say that they are undeterred.

Written by Faux-Newz Staff Writer
Russell Paika


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