> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.hypebot.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Is RIAA Writing Its Own “News” For Local TV?
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/is-riaa-writing/
- Published: 2007-12-24T06:26:39.000Z
- Updated: 2007-12-24T06:26:39.000Z
- Description: The RIAA announced that it has launched a holiday season anti-piracy campaign (press release) recently and now come unconfirmed reports that the RIAA is following the lead of corporate America. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2007/12/is-riaa-writing.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

[![Tv](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2007/12/24/tv.jpg "Tv")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/24/tv.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

  
The RIAA announced that it has launched a holiday season anti-piracy campaign ([press release](http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?news%5Fyear%5Ffilter=&resultpage=&id=2A0CDAA8-DC78-5287-F74D-34C8F5E85767&ref=hypebot.com)) recently and now come unconfirmed reports that the RIAA is following the lead of corporate America and feeding pre-packaged news stories to local TV stations as part of the campaign.

[![Riaa](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2007/12/24/riaa.jpg "Riaa")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/24/riaa.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

  
Popular tech bolg [ars techinca](http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071221-riaa-writes-its-own-news.html?ref=hypebot.com) fist published the story with links to video host LiveLeak. Neither we able to verify the source of the astoundingly bad video which you can watch [here](http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f09%5F1198188234&p=1&ref=hypebot.com).