The Attorney General supports the University of Oregon because litigation may be necessary to determe whether strategies employed by MediaSentry, an investigative company hired by the RIAA, are appropriate. It seems MediaSentry might be using data mining techniques to obtain private, confidential information unrelated to copyright infringement. Noteworthy is the fact that a spokeswoman for the company had no comment when asked whether MediaSentry had violated an Oregon criminal law requiring investigators to be licensed.

The RIAA is interested in protecting businesses involved in the recording industry. But the music industry has undergone such enormous transformation in the last decade that the RIAA itself may need to evolve. When watchdog agencies need hired guns to break the law in order to "enforce the law", it's time for an overhaul.

Ice Age, Stone Age, Bronze Age, Vynyl Age, Digital Age. Relics belong in museums, not on life support. Musicians shouldn't have to provide welfare for businessmen whose jobs have become obsolete, and convictions obtained illegally should be reversed.

If you're just going to fan the flame, piss on it!