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RIAA Wants $1.5 Million Per CD Copied

Posted by Zonk on from the even-the-beatles-aren't-that-great dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Not content with current statutory damages, the RIAA is pushing for higher damages for infringement, damages that would total $1.5 million for copying a CD with ten songs. It's all part of debate over the proposed PRO-IP Act. William Patry, a lawyer who wrote the seminal seven-volume reference on US copyright law, called it the most 'outrageously gluttonous IP bill ever introduced in the US.'"

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  1. Re:Does the RIAA have a licensed proctologist? by jimicus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Not true, actually.

    http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=331637&cid=21021947 (Topic: "Monster Black Hole Busts Theory")

    http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=228367&cid=18507905 (Topic: "Cassini probes the Hexagon on Saturn")

    (Do I get an "Informative" mod for carrying on this discussion?)