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January 17, 2008

RIAA staffs up antipiracy fight with former FBI special agent

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Variety: Leodler heads RIAA‘s antipiracy fight

A former FBI special agent will head up the recording industry’s antipiracy fight in the western U.S., the RIAA announced.

In addition to spearheading RIAA‘s own efforts against bootleggers, Kathy Leodler, a 23-year FBI veteran most recently assigned as acting chief of the bureau’s San Diego office, will “assist law enforcement authorities engaged in music piracy investigations,” org said. “The work includes investigations into music theft both in traditional physical form and also online.”

“Kathy’s tremendous experience directing teams in sensitive and complex domestic and international investigations is supreme,” said Brad Buckles, RIAA‘s exec veep of antipiracy, in a statement. “Her ability to utilize sophisticated techniques and tactical response will be a huge asset to the hard work we do to further our mission.”

SignOnSanDiego: No Longer In Charge But Still Special

Kathy helped plan and coordinate criminal investigations of kidnappings, extortions, bank robberies, civil rights violations and interstate flights of some of the nation’s most dangerous fugitives.

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So what will she do in retirement?

Kathy Denise Leodler is director of investigations for the West Coast region of the Recording Industry Association of America. She started two days after leaving the FBI.


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5 Comments

#1 how do you say... says:

revolving door....

#2 Me, That's Who... says:

I don't care if they hire Dick Tracey to investigate and Judge Wapner to prosecute.

Here's an interesting analogy for the RIAA:

My friend ,who is in the market for a new vehicle, was admiring my SUV the other day. I told him "Why don't you take it for a drive for a day and see if you like it". So, for an entire day my friend enjoyed all of the features that my vehicle had to offer, althought he didn't pay for any of them.

If this situation was presented to the RIAA as a "vehicle sharing" violation, I (being the provider of the vehicle) would have my driver's license taken away and possibly jailed for a period of time. My friend would then be fined a percentage of the vehicle's value, which would then be multiplied by the number of miles he drove in my vehicle.

Also, remember that the RIAA exists because of the people that it represents...Metallica, Dr. Dre, and other artists that feel "cheated" when a fan succumbs to temptation when presented with the chance to listen to an album without paying for it. Just like the story about my friend driving my SUV, nothing is actually being "stolen". All of a sudden, listening to a song is a crime. What if a song comes on the radio that we don't have in our CD collection? Will we be forced to change the station?

Wait until you're not even allowed to hum a melody in public without being slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit. Then you'll realize how serious this is.

#3 Candles Blown... says:

"Wait until you're not even allowed to hum a melody in public without being slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit. Then you'll realize how serious this is."

Already happened my friend. Happy Birthday...
http://www.todays-woman.net/article16...
http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/da...

the good news is it becomes public domain in 2030, just in time for FuddRuckers to sing it for your 50th.
Though it may be called 'ButtFuckers' by then.

#4 Me, That's Who... says:

Yup, that's exactly what I was talking about.

Land of the Free, anyone?


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