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Minnesota woman fined 80K per song for file sharing

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EDDIE GGGG27;1485468; said:
How can you charge her $80,00 per song when it only costs $1 to buy them on itunes?
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Copyright infringement. It was the sharing of the song, not the downloading of it.

Doesn't matter how many times you do it, once you cross that line the fines are astronomical.
 
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This is fucking stupid...the industry is a greedy whore!!

I remember a article that was posted about a guy that was sued by the industry for BUYING cd's and copying them to his laptop. They said it was "Illegal copies" of music. Even when you try to comply with the law they find a way to fuck you.

But if you dont pay our .99 for a song we might not be able to buy that new island next year...WHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
 
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First, she knew what she was doing was wrong. Second, she had a chance to settle for low-4-figures. Third, she is all but trumpeting that, regardless of the court's direction, she won't pay anything.

And I'm supposed to feel sorry for this silly bitch?
 
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Gatorubet;1485972; said:
Then fuck her. You lose any equitable support you may claim when you have unclean hands...

She was a thief, now she's a thief and a liar.

Waaaaaaahhhhhh. They caught me!
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Yup, and there's got to be more to the story than what's been reported. The recording industry subpoenaed over 200 people, and this is the only person they've actually taken to trial, and they've done it twice? She was in a sympathetic position if she was merely downloading a few songs, and for the jury to hammer her, she must be a liar and an asshat.
 
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In that case, my local library better hope they have a war chest. They are sharing music and have an inventory of 500 CDs. The RIAA won't even have to (represent the labels that) make music anymore after that case.

And books too! They're going to be screwed when the PIAA (Publishing Industry Association of America) gets wind of this and decides to sue them.

The library might not have the newest song from Gucci Mane, but what's the difference between that and a file sharing site besides the decrease in time/effort and increase in access/proliferation. Nobody is profiting from the 'sharing' of songs or movies besides Kazaa or Limewire.

That said, if I was a recording label, I'd sue you, your mom, your sister, your child, and your friends if you were stealing my songs. :biggrin:
 
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ever make someone a mix tape? that'll be 1.92 mill bitch! 80k per song may sound absurd. and it is. but when you figure 1 dollar per song * X number of people who dl'd it... adds up pretty quickly.

however, ultimately its self defeating for the riaa. this is a net loss of stupendous proportions. its actually kind of laughable. lets face it, she'll never be able to pay 2 million. they'll be damn lucky if they walk away with the original 5k they asked for. which i suspect is significantly less than they paid in legal representation. chick who broke the law ends up making money. she's going to be the flavor of the month. the amount of money she will likely make in interviews, book deals, and made for tv movies... loosing this case was likely the best thing to ever happen to her financially. and if that weren't bad enough... average american watching from home hates the riaa considerably more than they did yesterday.

i said it from day one and ill say it again. fighting file sharing is ignorance in motion. unless the perpetrator is a multi millionare... the only one who looses is the copyright holder.
 
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martinss01;1486708; said:
however, ultimately its self defeating for the riaa. this is a net loss of stupendous proportions. its actually kind of laughable. lets face it, she'll never be able to pay 2 million. they'll be damn lucky if they walk away with the original 5k they asked for. which i suspect is significantly less than they paid in legal representation.
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Ok, that makes it sound like RIAA has no chance to reel in the award because their target is skint, penniless.
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chick who broke the law ends up making money. she's going to be the flavor of the month. the amount of money she will likely make in interviews, book deals, and made for tv movies... loosing this case was likely the best thing to ever happen to her financially.
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OK, that makes it sound like this will make the RIAA target flush, rich beyond her wildest dreams, Publishers Clearing House came calling - which surely leaves some substantial cash flow for RIAA to pluck.

martinss01;1486708; said:
and if that weren't bad enough... average american watching from home hates the riaa considerably more than they did yesterday.
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Likely true.

martinss01;1486708; said:
i said it from day one and ill say it again. fighting file sharing is ignorance in motion. unless the perpetrator is a multi millionare... the only one who looses is the copyright holder.
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Copyright holders - and on the loose to boot.
 
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