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Suing Your Customers a Good Idea?

Posted by michael on from the nothing-better-comes-to-mind dept.

VB writes "Boycott-RIAA is running Fred von Lohmann's article which looks like the ideal answer to solving the P2P problem. He suggests setting up a payment system similar to SESAC, ASCAP, and BMI, collecting organizations for songwriters. This seems such an obvious solution and a great way to get artists paid and give listeners the right to listen to their favorite songs cheaply and keep them out of jail. Why wouldn't this work?"

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  1. Suing = untapped revenue stream! by lothar97 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The RIAA might be onto something. Instead of charging people money upfront (e.g. when they buy or download music), you can sue them on the backend. Likely they will have illegally downloaded more than they would've legally purchased, so this is a great way to earn more money! Sure the costs might be higher in suing people, but you can write those off for tax purposes.

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