RIAA: We didn't take down RPGFilms.net

Regarding this post, RIAA Director of Communications Jenni Engebretsen sez, "The RIAA has not initiated any communication or legal action against RPG Films. It appears as though someone may have found and copied an old RIAA notice and filled it in with RPG Film web site information -- regardless, the link included in this posting is not an authentic RIAA notice."

I called Jenni and asked her a few questions about this:

Q: Are forgeries like this common occurrences?

A: I can't really say -- I'd have to speak to our folks to see if this happens with any frequency. As I stated in my email, we haven't initiated any legal action of any kind.

Q: Do you plan to pursue the forgers who sent out the bogus takedown in your name?

A: I need to check into that, that's all the information I have at this point.

Q: Will you pursue a claim against RPG Films for the use of your member-companies' copyright music in the films they host?

A: We have not initiated any communication or legal action against them. Forecasting future actions is not something we do.

Q: Do you have an institutional policy on the use of your member companies' music in noncommercial fan-films made from video-games?

A: I need to check on that.

Q: That's great, thanks. I'll post this and update the post when you get back to me. Link