# RIAA's fake cops harrass based on racial stereotypes

- Author: Joichi Ito
- Date: 2004-01-14T17:48:39Z


And even more racism...Kevin MarksRIAA's fake cops harrass based on racial stereotypes

LA weekly story:'A large percentage [of the vendors] are of a Hispanic nature,' Langley said. 'Today hes Jose Rodriguez, tomorrow hes Raul something or other, and tomorrow after that hes something else. These people change their identity all the time. A pictures worth a thousand words.'Langley is Western regional coordinator for the RIAA Anti-Piracy Unit.I feel sorry for Sir Howard Stringer. I'm glad I don't have to hang out with people like the RIAA. (tech dirt on how Sir Howard might save Sony Music)

I wonder just how much racism in the name of "profiling" will be tolerated. Since the RIAA links piracy to terrorism, I suppose they'll expect us to tolerate a lot.





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