It seems the cease-and-desist letter should be sent to YouTube and not its users. I mean the user isnt going to profit from what they upload, will they? Its YouTube that makes the profits from ads.

If RIAA really feels this way about videos of music being danced to, does this mean my mom can be sued for video taping me dancing to Thriller in my 5th grade school play? Is it illegal for her to show it to a public audience. My GoD!! Bob Saget is gonna get mega-sued for all those videos he shows on America's Funniest Home Videos of dancing kids!!!!

I do think artists, bands, authors, etc deserve something for their creations, and there are still honest folks who pay to enjoy the product. But art is a comodity. Different economic environmental factors cause art value to increase or decline. It just so happens that a technology (the internet) has caused an economic environmental condition that makes their art not worth as much as it once was (CDs have gone from $16 down to $8)(DVDs have gone from $25 to $12). Bands and artists, and video game makers, just hate that they arent making as much money as they were use to making. Like any other business, if they arent making enough to stay afloat with their creations, then they need to try a different business instead.

I say we tell the RIAA what we think by downloading everything, by sharing everything. Think about it, they cant go after everyone. Eventualy they will give up, or start to think differant. We cannot give into them. This article and the ridiculousness of their action against youtube users just shows where they are heading. Its going to get alot worse if we dont tell them to fuck off in our own ways.

Complete BULLSHIT, altho i believe the RIAA wouldnt just take down random youtuber's im guessing they are targeting the people that upload full episodes of stuff :S

jesus fucking christ. this is getting way out of hand.

The RIAA is just bitter for inducing double the traffic for piratebay :(