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Discuss “Don't Fight the Future”

The Recording Industry Association of America is getting exceedingly good at what it does best: making enemies. Last week, the RIAA issued at least

30 subpoenas to Carnegie Mellon University, asking for the names of students who hold registration rights to IP addresses that the RIAA found to be sharing music and violating copyrights. These subpoenas are just the latest episode in the ongoing dispute of the industry versus the world.

The RIAA and its Hollywood counterpart, the Motion Picture Association of America, have been bullying internet denizens for nearly two years, issuing hundreds of lawsuits. These lawsuits have gained notoriety for being brutal and misdirected. The case of Brianna LeHara, the 12-year-old girl living in a housing...

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