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Ontheheelsofitsrecentdecisiontocriminalizeconsumerswhoripsongsfromalbumstheyhavepurchasedtotheircomputers(oriPods),theRecordingIndustryAssociationofAmerica(RIAA)has
nowgoneonestepfurtheranddeclaredthat"rememberingsongs"usingyourbrainiscriminalcopyrightinfringement."Thebrainisarecordingdevice,"explainedRIAApresidentCarySherman.
"Theactoflisteningisanunauthorizedactofcopyingmusictothatrecordingde-vice,andtheactofrecallingorrememberingasongisunauthorizedplayback."
TheRIAAalsosaiditwouldbeginsendingletterstotensofmillionsofconsumersthoughttobeill~gallyrememberingsongs,threateningthemwithlawsuitsiftheydonotsettlewiththeRIAAby
payingmonetarydamages.
Inordertoavoidengaginginunauthorizedcopyrightinfringement,consumerswillnowbere-quiredtoimmediatelyforgeteverythingtheyhavejustheard--askillalreadymasteredbythefor-merUSPresidentGeorgeBush.Toaidinthesememorywipingefforts,theRIAAisteamingupwithBigPharmatoincludefreepsychotropicprescriptiondrugswith
thepurchaseofnewmusical-bums.Consumersareadvisedtoswallowthepillsbeforelisteningtothemusic.Thepillsblocknormalcognitivefunction,allowingconsumerstoenjoythemusicinamore
detachedstatewithouttheriskofaccidentallyrememberinganysongs(andtherebyviolatingcopyrightlaw).
Consumerscaughthummingtheirfavoritesongswillbechargedwithamoreseriouscrime:Thepublicperformanceofacopyrightedsong,forwhichthefinescanreachover$250,000perincident.
"Humming,singingandwhistlingsongswillnotbetolerated,"saidSherman.
ConsumersattemptingtocircumventtheRIAA'snewmemory-wipingtechnologybyactuallyrememberingsongswillbechargedwithfelonycrimesunderprovisionsoftheDigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct.TheAct,passedin1998,makesitafelonycrimeto
circumventcopyrightprotec-tiontechnologies.TheRIAA'spositionisthatconsumerswhoactuallyusetheirbrainswhilelisten-ingtomusicareviolatingtheDMCA.
Withthisdecision,theRIAAnowconsidersapproximately72%oftheadultU.S.populationtobecriminals.PuttingthemallinprisonforcopyrightinfringementwouldcostUStaxpayersan
estimated$683billionperyear--anamountthatwouldhavetobeshoulderedbytheremaining28%whoarenotimprisoned.TheRIAAbelievesitcouldcoverthe$683billiontabthroughroy-altiesonmusicsales.Theproblemwith
that--the28%remainingadultsnotinprisondonotbuymusicalbums.Thatmeansalbumsaleswouldplummettonearlyzero,andtheUSgovernment(whichisalreadydeepindebt)wouldhavetoborrow
moneytopayforalltheprisons.
Whenaskedwhetherhereallywants72%oftheUSpopulationtobeimprisonedforrippingmusicCDstotheirownbrains,Shermanshotback,"Youdon'tsupportcriminalbehavior,doyou?Every
personwhoillegallyremembersasongisacriminal.Wecan'thavecriminalsrunningfreeonthestreetsofAmerica.It'sanissueofnationalsecurity."
Whatdoesthephrase"copyingmusictothatrecordingdevice"(para.1,line6)mean? A.RippingmusictotheirPCs.
B.Recallingorrememberingasong.
C.Unauthorizedplaybackofasong.
D.Criminalcopyrightviolation.
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