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RIAA File-Sharing Lawsuits Top 10,000 People Sued

Posted by timothy on from the maybe-there'll-be-cake dept.

An anonymous reader writes "While Firefox broke the 50,000,000 barrier today, the RIAA broke a more dubious barrier this week: It has now sued over 10,000 file sharers for copyright infringement, making it a good time to ask if the RIAA will ever throw in the towel. Taking an academic look at what's best for the industry, this economics article shows the financial upside to P2P file sharing. And on the flip side, this legal article argues that file swappers have a constitutional right to pay much smaller penalties than the millions of dollars they can be liable for under copyright law, making the RIAA's lawsuits much less profitable."

4 of 490 comments (clear)

  1. New business plan... by blueadept1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    1) Start a band (Alternatively: illegally download some techno making software)
    2) Release some songs on p2p networks
    3) Wait for it...
    4) Wait for it...
    5) Sue 10,037 people for a profit. ("...the RIAA's probably collected over $30 million from individual file sharers.")

    Absolutely perfect. I see no flaws.

  2. Re:Average Joe doesnt care by compm375 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good idea with the AC, but I don't believe you. If you really worked for a large PC company, you would talk to your customers in capital letters.

  3. Bright Side. by NotoriousQ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Look on the bright side. Firefox is 5000 times more successful than RIAA.

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  4. Re:throw in the towel? by PsiPsiStar · · Score: 4, Funny

    as the rules governing the profession are greatly concerned with misleading actual or potential clients and the public.

    I love the ambiguity in this statement.

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