RIAA Litigation One Massive PR Campaign to Strike Fear in the Hearts of Would-be Downloaders

RIAA, the lobbying group for the world's big four music companies, Sony BMG, Universal Music, EMI and Warner Music, admits that its massive litigation campaign that now includes more than 30,000 lawsuits targeting alleged copyright scofflaws on peer-to-peer networks including the elderly, students, children and even the dead is just a PR effort aimed to strike fear in the hearts of would-be downloaders. For more, check out David Kravets' story on Wired, File Sharing Lawsuits at a Crossroads, After 5 Years of RIAA Litigation. PSAs not sufficient? [JH]