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View Poll Results: Support the RIAA or not?
YES, I DO SUPPORT. 9 15.52%
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Re: RIAA or no RIAA?

Further to Mike's citation, here's the decision (Dowling v. United States, 473 U.S. 207 (1985)) in the Dowling case; it was a 6-3 decision, so clearly there's no unanimity on this issue.

Most importantly, the court held that "the statutorily defined property rights of a copyright holder have a character distinct from the possessory interest of the owner of simple 'goods, wares, [or] merchandise,' interference with copyright does not easily equate with theft, conversion, or fraud."

This decision represents case law, which would protect you against allegations of theft in a music-copying case. But while their marketing campaign may call it theft, they're not alleging theft in their lawsuits—and this decision offers no protection for copyright infringement.

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