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RIAA Grinds Down Individuals in the Courtroom
Iphtashu Fitz writes "The Associated Press recently reviewed many of the copyright infringement lawsuits that the RIAA filed against individuals charged with illegally sharing songs on P2P networks. According to the article over 800 of the targeted individuals have settled for approx. $3000 in fines. One man in California had to refinance his house to pay his $11,000 settlement. Many of the defendants are unwilling to face the possibility of even higher fines by fighting the suits in court despite the fact that it could resolve important questions about copyrights and the industry's methods for tracing illegal downloads. It seems that even some of the judges presiding over these cases question the RIAA's tactics. 'I've never had a situation like this before, where there are powerful plaintiffs and powerful lawyers on one side and then a whole slew of ordinary folks on the other side,' said U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner, who blocked the movement of a number of these cases in her courtroom for months. She wanted 'to make sure that no one, frankly, is being ground up.'"
Yeah, out of the ten thousand+ people that read your post, 1 will actually do it. Assuming he/she spends $500/year on RIAA related stuff, you just cost the RIAA $500. I bet they have more money between the cushions of the couch in the reception area.
They're telling you you like it,
you're saying that you do,
They don't have to force it and tell you how to chew.
You swallow it whole,
without a fucking squeak,
Sitting there quietly up they creep.
You think you're fucking different,
you think it's you and them,
If they asked you a question,
you'd ask them when.
You think you're hard done by,
but you just want the same,
Chicken thighs,
human thighs,
it's all the same old game.
Well,
you made the choice,
money,
sex and crime,
Tight little egos asking for the time.
Well I ain't got it,
you can sit in your pit,
Middle class,
working class,
it's all a load of shit.
There are places where the networks are not touching,and there are places where they are-Boeing's Lori Gunter
Stop listening to crap
You know, it doesn't make you cool or cutting edge to call popular music "crap". Just annoying, and a bit pathetic.
Max
My god carries a hammer. Your god died nailed to a tree. Any questions?
You are absolutely correct. Ashley Simpson is a fantastic musician. She has the voice of a siren.
... when the bile-vomit brown notes that spew from her throat are artificially manufactured into a sugary snack ... how can you possibly hold that opinion?
The kind of siren that could turn a ship full of lusty sailors into sailor scouts as their cocks turn inside out and streams of blood spray out of their ears.
When a talentless twit like Ashely Simpson gets put on record with songs made for sheep
Ashley Simpson == Bad
God Speed! You Black Emperor == Good
Ashley Simpson Listener == stupid sheep
Nicolò Paganini Listener == intellectual superior
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