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Cuban Says RIAA Damages Should be $5 Per Month

Posted by timothy on from the simplistic-but-cute-and-vice-versa dept.

Thomas Hawk writes "Mark Cuban is arguing over at Blog Maverick that with the introduction of Yahoo!'s new $5 per month music service that this needs to become the new de facto 'damages' that the RIAA ought to be able to claim when suing kids. After all, when the kids could have paid for the music via Yahoo! for $5 a month it makes it hard to say the music loss is worth more than that. 'The RIAA can no longer claim that students who are downloading music are costing them thousands of dollars each. They cant claim much of anything actually. In essence, Yahoo just turned possession of a controlled music substance into a misdemeanor. Payable by a $5 per month fine.'"

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  1. Oh...now I get it. by 187807 · · Score: 5, Funny

    After reading the title I was wondering why the RIAA would care what someone in Cuba thinks.

  2. Cubans by iBran · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who do those Cuban people think they are, telling American companies what to do!?

    1. Re:Cubans by travellingmonk · · Score: 5, Funny

      Who do those Cuban people think they are, telling American companies what to do!?

      I had an image of Castro standing there with a cigar in one hand, iPod in the other, telling everyone that music was the property of the people and so everyone should be able to download songs for free...

  3. Re:cuban eh? by kryogen1x · · Score: 4, Funny

    I remember seeing a user on slashdot with the name FidelCastro. But it wasn't him that submitted it.

  4. Re:Upload, not download by JVert · · Score: 4, Funny

    Your may rob from the rich but i'll have your soul if you even think of giving to the poor!

  5. Re:this guy is on drugs by bobcat7677 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just want to clarify... you mean a 5 watt INCANDESANT light bulb right? ...Because a 5 watt incandesant bulb would be pretty dim while 5 watt fluorescent bulb would actually be considerably brighter in comparison. And then there are 5 watt LED bulbs...

    This is slashdot after all. Please be specific about the technologies you refer to. :D

  6. Re:Upload, not download by AviLazar · · Score: 5, Funny

    First, it's possible to make a fair use defense based on your ownership of the CD or DVD.

    "Your honor, yes I know I allowed 5000 people to download music from my computer...but I own the original CD" holds up CD "so it falls under the fair use law."

    Then the kids defense attorney rises "Your honor, as you can see, we would like to plead mental insanity. This kid is a fucking moron."

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