The Daily Sabbatical

Looks as though the RIAA has decided that spending more money on prosecution than it received in eventual settlement was not a good idea after all. Apparently suing housewives for hundreds of thousands isn’t good for their image either. File swappers should wait before celebrating, however. I suspect the RIAA is just getting smarter. They claim their new policy is to work with ISPs to discontinue, charge more for, or otherwise screw with the service of those found sharing.
We’ll see how it goes. There is a Turkish proverb about a mouse that, when unable to get through his hole ties a pumpkin to his ass and gives it another try. This sounds like the RIAA to me.