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Angry article on p2pnet reports University of Wisconsin students dropping out of school to pay RIAA

By Ty Rogers and Ray Beckerman

Jon Newton of p2pnet.net reports some students at University of Wisconsin have had to drop out school to pay the RIAA:

RIAA, MPAA, BSA: Evil is as Evil does

p2pnet news view | RIAA News:- ?It?s been really hard to have to be the one to tell them they are facing this lawsuit,? University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire associate dean of student development Jodi Thesing-Ritter said recently.

?Some students have had to drop out of school in order to pay for their legal fees.?

Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG, ?hate anything which even looks remotely like competition,? p2pnet posted recently.

?They hate independents and independence.

?They hate anything which interferes with what they see as their God-given right to control how, and by whom, music is distributed online.

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Full post as published by Recording Industry vs The People on November 07, 2008 (boomark / email).