Leaked RIAA Training Video

This is a leaked official RIAA training video, produced with the National District Attorneys Association telling U.S. prosecutors why they should bust music pirates: Because it'll lead them to everything from handguns to large quantities of cocaine and marijuana, not to mention terrorists and murderers.




Pirate Bay user phrackingtoast claims to have originally obtained the video through a friend who "holds a position in the criminal prosecutorial system":

"I came into posession of this video through a close friend. He happens to hold a position in the criminal prosecutorial system. He is a prosecutor of felonies, which is what makes this video such a wonderful illustration of just how overboard the media industry has gone in their persecutions of pirates. Should downloading music ever be considered a felony?

My contact knows my views on the current state of intellectual property law in the United States. I tend to be somewhat outspoken on the subject. Obviously, when I saw the envelope in his office with the attractive and oh-so-professional RIAA/NDAA letterhead protruding from the top, I could not resist. I begged him to let me have it, and since he tends to sympathize with those of us who hold less respect for IP rights, he consented.

I was expecting the video to be epic. I had no idea, however, that it would compare pirates to terrorists and drug dealers. It was too good to be true. It was a wonderful find, and a perfect example of how misinformed the legal system is on the issues of piracy.

The RIAA is deluded. They have a warped perception of how media distribution should work in our high-tech world. They refuse to adapt. Instead, they stick to their age-old business model, they cry foul, and they persecute pirates. They recruit friends in high places in the legal system. They have succeeded in painting us as the enemy through their propaganda campaigns.

We are not the enemy. We are the new generation of media consumers.

We should be their allies.

Thanks for hearing me out, and for reporting on it. The video is good for a laugh, no?"


Download the whole thing here: http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4034469/RIAA_Training_Video__Prosecution_of_Music_Piracy