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Sep. 12th, 2006 03:19 amThe "Top 10 biggest mistakes to make if you're sued by the RIAA"
#10 - Calling the judge a tool of big entertainment.
#9 - Using the screen name IH8theRIAA on Gnutella.
#8 - Arguing that what you downloaded can hardly be considered music.
#7 - Putting a video on MySpace showing yourself downloading copyrighted music.
#6 - Stalking Britney Spears to "try to get her to sign a release."
#5 - Arguing that there were no copyright notices on the songs you downloaded. (Actually...?)
#4 - Explaining that you're from the future, in a time when the copyrights had already expired.
#3 - Telling the judge that you only downloaded music so you could afford crack. For your kids. Because they get so cranky without it.
#2 - Putting your Blackberry down just long enough to explain to the judge that you're a technophobe.
#1 - Arguing that you were only using the downloads as backups for all your copied CDs.
#10 - Calling the judge a tool of big entertainment.
#9 - Using the screen name IH8theRIAA on Gnutella.
#8 - Arguing that what you downloaded can hardly be considered music.
#7 - Putting a video on MySpace showing yourself downloading copyrighted music.
#6 - Stalking Britney Spears to "try to get her to sign a release."
#5 - Arguing that there were no copyright notices on the songs you downloaded. (Actually...?)
#4 - Explaining that you're from the future, in a time when the copyrights had already expired.
#3 - Telling the judge that you only downloaded music so you could afford crack. For your kids. Because they get so cranky without it.
#2 - Putting your Blackberry down just long enough to explain to the judge that you're a technophobe.
#1 - Arguing that you were only using the downloads as backups for all your copied CDs.