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09/17/2003 03:53:08 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Infringing one song is a $250,000 MAXIMUM fine. Owners have to prove actual damages. Simply downloading a copyrighted song for your own use, without profitably redistributing it, would likely result only in a cease and desist order, with punishment for violating that whatever the applicable contempt-of-court statutes assign.
Punishments/fines (within limits) must be consistent with the severity of the crime.
For example, rob a gas station and you'll probably get 5-10 years in state prison; pretend to use a gun and you could get life. Defruad a few thousand people of their retirement funds and you might get 3 years at a Club Fed. |
A group known as R.I.A.A.(Recording Industry Association of America) has petition and won to fine anyone caught downloading copyright songs from Peer to Peer sites such as Kaaza and WinMX fines starting at $750 per copyrighted songs. You can read more on it here //www.techtv.com/news/culture/story/0,24195,3484600,00.html
I've been following the RIAA story and the media is making a joke out of the whole thing because the first lawsuit that RIAA filed was against a high school student for downloading CDs off Kaaza. But since that time there have been a number of suits filed and the one issue protecting the teen is R.I.A.A. had to prove the teen possessed a pirated copy of the cd. How did they do it they invaded the computer while it was networked with on P2P site and took a copy of everything on the hard drive thus violating the teens rights.
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09/17/2003 03:57:03 PM · #27 |
//www.msnbc.com/news/964291.asp#BODY
Don't forget all the lawyer cost, trouble, time, emotional duress.. and most important...
Don't forget the civil actions that might take place (in case of songs) and WILL take place from Adobe. They don't care they want to protect their copyright. Even if the $550 original price eats 10's of thousands in court cost. I saw them sue over a set of fonts that cost $18. LOL
Who needs the aggravation. And, of course, it's illegal. LOL
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09/17/2003 04:15:24 PM · #28 |
//bbspot.com/News/2003/09/riaa_sue.html
Besides, there is PLENTY of free music available for download which is completely legal and licensed for your own personal use (not for redistribution, though).
You can download a couple of pieces I produced at this page at MP3.com. Enjoy, guilt- (and RIAA-) free. |
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09/17/2003 04:28:16 PM · #29 |
Want to talk about pirated software, get yourselves over to Asia and the Middle East it's like bread. Half of which don't work I might add, anyway if there is a way to copy people will, the onus must be on the software companies to protect it better.
When you consider the options it all boils down to cash on the hip my friends and there's a lot of people out there who would rather spend it on other stuff |
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09/17/2003 04:44:17 PM · #30 |
The RIAA (who incidentally don't care about software, because it's not costing THEM money!) are just using heavy handed tactics with a handful of people to scare the masses.
//www.theinquirer.net/?article=10733
If you want to get me started about IP, just mention SCO... |
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09/17/2003 05:41:51 PM · #31 |
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PSP and photoshop are not the only options available.
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