OK, so I'm not going to be sending songs over the Internet . . .
It's the rock that gives the stream its music . . . and the stream that gives the rock its roll.
$1.92 Million for Sharing 24 Songs :shock:
Meanwhile Arthur Andersen (of Enron fame) get fined of $500,000... All he did was destroy a company worth $4 billion and put 28000 people out of work. :roll:
Sure makes it easy to respect the process, don't it
I wrapped a newspaper ’round my head
So I looked like I was deep
$1.92 Million for Sharing 24 Songs :shock:
Meanwhile Arthur Andersen (of Enron fame) get fined of $500,000... All he did was destroy a company worth $4 billion and put 28000 people out of work. :roll:
Sure makes it easy to respect the process, don't it
Not to mention the $$$ lost by investors.
Teamwork- A few harmless flakes working together can unleash an avalanche of destruction.
Man, the price of songs keeps going up & up! :shock:
"The only way I know that guarantees no mistakes is not to play and that's simply not an option". David Hodge
Works out to $88,000 per song. $88K for a Linkin Park song is cruel and unusual punishment!
I hope she appeals!! That's the most ridiculous court ruling I've ever heard of!
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"Don't wanna ride no shootin' star. Just wanna play on the rhythm guitar." Emmylou Harris, "Rhythm Guitar" from "The Ballad of Sally Rose"
Sure is.
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
And to top it off the music industry didn't set those prices, it was a "jury of her peers" what a crock!
In Space, no one can hear me sing!
I doubt that "a jury of her peers" came up with that figure on their own.
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
That is so ridiculous it's not even funny. My take is, I bought "rights to listen to the song" on vinyl, bought them again on cassette and again on CD. I one case I even had the 8 track to boot! Who has been robbed here?
"Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard,
grow big, wear glasses if you need 'em."
-- The Webb Wilder Credo --
That is so ridiculous it's not even funny. My take is, I bought "rights to listen to the song" on vinyl, bought them again on cassette and again on CD. I one case I even had the 8 track to boot! Who has been robbed here?
And, speaking of cassettes, how many of us copied our cassettes for our friends back in the day? It just wasn't transferred electronically, but it was still sharing copyrighted music.
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"Don't wanna ride no shootin' star. Just wanna play on the rhythm guitar." Emmylou Harris, "Rhythm Guitar" from "The Ballad of Sally Rose"
And, speaking of cassettes, how many of us copied our cassettes for our friends back in the day? It just wasn't transferred electronically, but it was still sharing copyrighted music.
I'd answer your question . . . but I'd have to transmit my answer electronically.
It's the rock that gives the stream its music . . . and the stream that gives the rock its roll.
yes, outrageous.
if one isn't making a profit from copying music; ie, making a tape for a friend, etc.
there is no crime.
I understand she was selling. if that is the case, then she broke the law.
the fine is an untenable amount. who has that much in assets?
if Kanye West only gets community service for assault and battery
then to be on a par, the young lady should be treated likewise.
either case does not make sense.
She wasn't selling, she was sharing openly w/ anyone on the internet. And according to copyright law, whether you make a profit doesn't matter. Her punishment definitely doesn't fit the crime, though.
This is why I buy very few CD's :evil: But then I would just buy the song for 99 cents and avoid a law suit. BTW she was only sued for 24 songs but I believe she had downloaded many times more than that :wink:
