got this from the orb list...
quoted 28 lines I just spent the better part of two days checking this stuff out
> >> I just spent the better part of two days checking this stuff out
> and it
> >appears to be legit. About two weeks ago, Clinton signed off on
> >legislation which makes it a crime to trade tapes. If you send
> someone a
> >tape and get something in exchange for it, you're now in just as much
>
> >trouble, legally, as you would for selling bootleg CD's. Max
> penalties
> >include jail time and fines of up to US $250,000.
> >> Apparently, the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) is
>
> quite
> >> serious about this. They have already gone after a Bruce
> Springsteen
> >trader - apparently, the guy had his trade list out on the 'net and
> an
> >RIAA mole responded, pretending to be interested in trading. They
> worked
> >out a deal and when the mole received the bootleg tapes, the RIAA
> made
> >their move. According to reports, the RIAA revoked his Internet
> access.
> >No word on whether or not they are actively pursuing criminal charges
>
> >against him. (More info on this is available at this Springsteen boot
>
> >site: http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/set/7783/updates.html)
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