RIAA - Hit List

Profile · Posted 2003-07-23, 06:58 PM

By Tech Live staff

The recording industry has launched a sweeping effort to identify and shut down individual song swappers, making good on recent threats to expand its legal battle against copyright theft.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has now issued more than 911 subpoenas to Internet service providers across the United States, trying to get the names of people still offering music on file-sharing networks such as KaZaA and Grokster.

Today, "Tech Live" brings you the RIAA Hit List, the user names of file traders targeted in the recording industry subpoenas.

Last month, we brought you the story of Jesse Jordan, a 19-year-old college student who became one of the first to be hit with a lawsuit by the RIAA. Jordan settled his case by paying $12,000 to the RIAA.

The following user names were culled from subpoenas filed with the US District Court in Washington, DC. All subpoenas, incidentally, are being served by the Los Angeles law firm of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp. A total of 253 RIAA subpoenas were listed as of July 22 through the federal court system's paid online database, PACER. The actual subpoenas are available to view online in about half the cases.

The court documents don't show individual users' real names. They do show file-sharing network user names, the user's ISP, the user's IP address, and a sampling of copyright songs the user allegedly made available for download. To date, many ISPs have been contacted, including Pac Bell Internet, SBC, Charter Communications, Comcast, Adelphia, RCN, and Time Warner.

Following is a list of the first user names from our review of the subpoenas.

Aab@Kazaa
Aboggs2@Kazaa
allstatetide@Kazaa
Amissann2@Kazaa
AngelaMikesell@Kazaa
anon39023@Kazaa
anthonybotz@Kazaa
aoster1@Kazaa
Ariel167@fileshare
asheejojo@Kazaa
Ashley@Grokster
azn_bahamut@Kazaa
B.B.C@Kazaa
badandy@Kazaa
Benchy987@Kazaa
Bigeasssy24@Kazaa
Bigpimpinitopey187@Kazaa
bigjohnhc@Kazaa
blazel@Kazaa
bluemonkey13@Kazaa
Boilermaker1214@Kazaa
brentandjonna@Kazaa
brich410@Kazaa
budman5000@Kazaa
Bush323@Kazaa
cado@Kazaa
Carolyn@fileshare
Casal@Kazaa
cbegalle@Kazaa
cherriie@Kazaa
CLOVER77@Kazaa
Corky101@Kazaa
Cortez1023@Kazaa
CowgirlMDR@Kazaa
crazyface@Kazaa
d-dubb@Grokster
dallass@Kazaa
daredevil@Kazaa
DEFAINCE357@Kazaa
definitely_ditzy@Kazaa
dimples0530@Kazaa
dmadigan@Kazaa
dotzbadger@Kazaa
dubcha@Kazaa
dulfingurl2@Kazaa
Dyellagurl22@Kazaa
Dziion@Kazaa
eddieh@Kazaa
emmi4@Kazaa
enbbarnes@Kazaa
ERIKA@Kazaa
felicia_alvarado@Kazaa
flowerpower0818@fileshare
fox3j@Kazaa
freckles72587@Kazaa
fritzbuilding@Kazaa
Generalby@Kazaa
Ghettobootybabe8@Kazaa
h2ochamp@kazaa
harris@Kazaa
heather_thee_amazing@Kazaa
hoami316@Kazaa
hooterzzz@Kazaa
hottdude0587@Kazaa
HyDang@Kazaa
ilovemydez@Kazaa
indepunk74@Kazaa
inthisroom@Kazaa
jamonie@Kazaa
JE_WV@Kazaa
Jeff@Kazaa
Jessica@Kazaa
jim@Kazaa
joanjett@Kazaa
joe@Kazaa
jomada@Kazaa
JustineRiot@Kazaa
kelney12@Kazaa
kenne007@Kazaa
KrAyZiE@Kazaa
ktgurl13@Grokster
kunstrukter@Kazaa
ladypimp8669@Kazaa
laurelbean@Kazaa
leahpate@Kazaa
LiLHuNnIe1480@Kazaa
Lisweet@Kazaa
Lyssy348@Kazaa
madkirk@fileshare
Marge4131@Kazaa
Marla262@Kazaa
mgokey@Kazaa
mike@Kazaa
Motivator@Kazaa
munkeyspanker21@Kazaa
nikki@Kazaa
Niltiak@Kazaa
Nodopefor2@Kazaa
paulina@Kazaa
pdia@Kazaa
PDJ1846@Kazaa
Playgirlmama@Kazaa
Prtythug23@Kazaa
qjade512@Kazaa
rebecca_m_122@Kazaa
rips42@Kazaa
rochelle@Kazaa
RockOn182@Kazaa
samlionofzino@Kazaa
shakobe@Kazaa
shonga84@Kazaa
sk8boyben@Kazaa
sneil@Kazaa
soccerdog@Kazaa
StolenSi@Kazaa
sus@Kazaa
Sweet3114@Kazaa
sweetthang1421@Kazaa
TheLastReal7@Kazaa
TMONEYNDHIZOUSE@kazaa
Tyler@Kazaa
Unit984@Kazaa
Westly_NoGood@Kazaa
www.k_lite.tk_Kazaa_Lite@Kazaa

Eddie_Perez · Posted 2003-07-23, 07:31 PM in reply to Eddie_Perez's post "RIAA - Hit List"

Lyssy348@Kazaa

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Eddie_Perez · Posted 2003-07-23, 07:43 PM in reply to Eddie_Perez's post "RIAA - Hit List"

How can you tell if they've gotten you if you use Kazaalite?

Eddie_Perez · Posted 2003-07-23, 08:03 PM in reply to Eddie_Perez's post "RIAA - Hit List"

They just won't list you, although they can still bust your ass.

Eddie_Perez · Posted 2003-07-23, 08:04 PM in reply to Eddie_Perez's post "RIAA - Hit List"

I dont know. I use kazaalite as well, but I never share, RIAA is going after people who let others d/l off them.

Eddie_Perez · Posted 2003-07-23, 08:10 PM in reply to Eddie_Perez's post "RIAA - Hit List"

I should stop sharing before I end up on that list.

Eddie_Perez · Posted 2003-07-23, 08:13 PM in reply to Eddie_Perez's post "RIAA - Hit List"

I've taken all the measures I care to take to prevent getting busted.

-I don't share files
-I'm behind 3 firewalls, the windows one, BlackIce, and a physical one in my router
-I'm on a network, so it will be hard to trace which computer has the files (I don't know if this is true, just an assumption.)
-I only have Kazaa open when I'm downloading a song or two, otherwise I use Winamp because it's cooler looking with the right skin ::cough::MMD3::cough::

Eddie_Perez · Posted 2003-07-23, 08:19 PM in reply to Eddie_Perez's post "RIAA - Hit List"

Its not only kazaa, its p2p sharing programs.

Eddie_Perez · Posted 2003-07-23, 08:27 PM in reply to Eddie_Perez's post "RIAA - Hit List"

Yeah, I know. Winamp isn't a p2p program. Also... people can share files using Apples iTunes, I wonder if they'll bust users doing that?

Eddie_Perez · Posted 2003-07-23, 08:31 PM in reply to Eddie_Perez's post "RIAA - Hit List"

itunes isnt a p2p program, you can only download crap from iTunes for money.

Eddie_Perez · Posted 2003-07-23, 08:33 PM in reply to Eddie_Perez's post "RIAA - Hit List"

I have it, I know what I'm talking about. Users can download eachothers music if they have their IP adress.

And yes, you can purchase songs for $0.99.

Eddie_Perez · Posted 2003-07-23, 08:42 PM in reply to Eddie_Perez's post "RIAA - Hit List"

RIAA Can't sue you for anything, you are sharing files off of your computer, which there is no law against, if you get a slip from them, go to court with it.