last week there were several reports about the RIAA sending cease-and-desist letters to YouTube users who created videos using music protected by copyrights.

the WSJ reported about it and other major news sources, and the blogging world went crazy.  but so far i have not seen any copy of these cease-and-desist letters, nor any credible person claiming that he received such a notice. which leads me to believe this story is a hoax.  

i have very little respect or regard to the RIAA, but i doubt that they could be that stupid (though they were stupid enough to sue 12 year old girls for file sharing..).