Apparently it wasn't just Penn State that got the bogus missives....

RIAA apologizes for erroneous letters. The music industry trade group acknowledges it wrongly sent dozens of copyright infringement notices, and says it's sorry. [CNET News.com]
8:08:48 PM     comment []

I guess this is one way to know you're getting old - when the musicians you listened to in your youth tune in, turn on and drop out permanently. One tidbit I noticed in this obituary, however, tells a tale about the business practices of record companies, and the real reason they're chasing "pirates" -

His manager Ian Grant ... had been seeking royalties for some of Redding's recordings.

Redding had accepted a $100,000 payment in the 1970s after being told there would be no more releases of Jimi Hendrix Experience material.

But this was before the invention of compact discs and other formats.

Hendrix bassist dies. Noel Redding, bass player with the Jimi Hendrix Experience, dies aged 57. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition]
9:27:52 AM     comment []

Maybe I'll change my name to Mr. Tambourine Man and put up a recording of myself reading the Constitution. I wouldn't be nearly as nice to them as Penn State was ...

RIAA Apologizes for Incorrect Infringement Notice [Slashdot]
1:17:24 AM     comment []