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The RIAA and "educating" college students

The RIAA and "educating" college students
Notes Don Reisinger in The RIAA speaks--and it gets worse:
When asked why the RIAA is going after an easy target--college students--the response made me cringe: "College students have reached a stage in life when their music habits are crystallized," Duckworth said. "And their appreciation for intellectual property has not yet reached its full development." Sadly, this statement tells you everything you need to know about the RIAA. Does this organization actually believe that people who have the right to vote and go to war don't have the ability to make sound decisions about intellectual property? Maybe it has nothing to do with lack of development and everything to do with an extreme distaste for the recording industry.
"their appreciation for intellectual property has not yet reached its full development". Wow. WE ARE THE BORG. YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED.
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