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Verdict Reached In RIAA Trial
jemtallon writes "The jury in the previously mentioned Captiol v Thomas story has reached a verdict. They have found in favor of the plaintiffs, Capitol, and ordered that she pay a $222,000 fine for 24 cases of copyright infringement."
Whereas in Soviet Russia, fiction is intellectual property. Oh wait...
(This post was written by a would-be novelist, but is 59,970 words too short to qualify as a novel.)
The amount awarded per song ($9250) is downright ridiculous
Not many people know this, but that's the price they originally wanted to charge per song on iTunes.
The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
Uhhh we are. That's why they keep suing us!!
You're right: sharing RIAA-copyrighted music is a very bad thing. Music by Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake should never be allowed into the public, where it can destroy people's minds. This is a matter of public health; the CDC should be involved. People caught "sharing" this music shouldn't be fined; they should be quarantined!
Oh, I thought you were going to say that she was going to be able to take a shit and hand out thousands of copies of it along with a check for $7.33. Guess not.
I'd mod you up to 11 if I could.
Wondering if they'll mind if she pays with duplicated money.
They have such as system in place already. Its called "Fergie".
To boldly use to and too two times and get it right too! They're not gonna believe their eyes when they see it there!