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RIAA Wins $1.92 Million In File-Sharing Lawsuit
gospel:
--- Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine on 19 Jun 2009, 12:37 ---actually, she downloaded something like 8,000 but they reduced the number of songs to be representitive of the whole and increased the fee per song.
still think it's wrong and horrible but at least it's not quite as insane as it initially sounds.
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So, what, 1 920 000 / 8 000 = $240/song?
Oh dear, I guess I'm cruising for a bruising. I better start collecting the ~4.8m now.
Patrick:
I love living in another country with no law enforcement, sucks to be her
Zingoleb:
I've downloaded about 300 songs total. Out of my entire 6,000 file library.
And as much as that is, that's almost nothing compared to most of you people.
Radical AC:
--- Quote from: Zingoleb on 20 Jun 2009, 00:22 ---I've downloaded about 300 songs total. Out of my entire 6,000 file library.
And as much as that is, that's almost nothing compared to most of you people.
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What do you mean, "You people?"
I love the bald faced lies on the RIAA website such as
--- Quote ---Q: Should devices such as CD burners be outlawed since they are an easy way of making illegal copies of others creative efforts?
Devices and technology are not the problem. It’s when people use technology to break the law that we take issue.
Again and again, we have embraced the technological advances that have allowed millions upon millions of people around the world to enjoy the music we create. We want fans to enjoy their iPods, CD burners, and other devices, but we want them to do so responsibly, respectfully, and within the law.
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Which is completely untrue when you look at it's lawsuit against Diamond and other companies.
Nodaisho:
--- Quote from: rynne on 19 Jun 2009, 12:35 ---I hope some musician pipes up and goes, "Hey, if songs are wroth $80,000 each, I need to be getting paid a lot more."
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That's the angle that some of the anti-RIAA artists should be taking. Start demanding more money if the RIAA gets to claim damages that big, raise a big stink over it. The news loves a controversy, musicians claiming the RIAA is cheating them ought to get some attention. Would it stop the RIAA? Probably not. Would it give them a headache? Yes.
Or just blow up every RIAA building, but that wouldn't really be effective in anything but catharsis. Very very good catharsis, with a side dish of entertainment.
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