perfidy

Over at Yahoo, we hear that the RIAA is planning to sue another 261 music enthusiasts. The RIAA back in August said that it would only persecute the most egregious file sharers. In a further gracious move, the association offered an amnesty program - anyone afraid of being sued could admit in writing that they illegally traded music online and vow in a legally binding, notarized document, to never, ever do it again. Of course, the amnesty does not apply to anyone the RIAA already has subpoenaed for information regarding file swapping.

"We're willing to hold out our version of an olive branch," RIAA President Cary Sherman said. At least he noted that it was their version of an olive branch. About 57 million Americans use file-sharing services, according to Boston-based research firm the Yankee Group. We'll see how much of an olive branch the RIAA extends to them - they're only a fifth of the US population.