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RIAA Goes for the Max Against AllofMP3
Spad writes "Zeropaid is reporting that as part of its ongoing lawsuit, the RIAA will be seeking the maximum of $150,000 per song for each of the 11 million MP3s downloaded from the Russian AllofMP3.com between June and October last year. This amounts to roughly $1.65 trillion, probably a tad more than AllofMP3 has made in its lifetime. A representative of AllofMP3 stated: 'AllofMP3 understands that several U.S. record label companies filed a lawsuit against Media Services in New York. This suit is unjustified as AllofMP3 does not operate in New York. Certainly the labels are free to file any suit they wish, despite knowing full well that AllofMP3 operates legally in Russia. In the mean time, AllofMP3 plans to continue to operate legally and comply with all Russian laws.'"
This is an batshit insane amount of money to ask for. According to here, this is more than Russia's 2005 GDP by any measure.
As of 2005 Russia's GDP was 1.58 Trillion Dollars. I'm not sure how the RIAA expects that amount to be paid.
You have made a completely cogent and relevant argument in this whole ridiculous debacle. It is something that is so obvious, yet everyone seems to miss it. Thanks for bringing it to the table. I will remember your points in my future discussions of the AOMP3 topic.
We want some answers and all that we get
Some kind of shit about a terrorist threat
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