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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:Obligatory Austin Powers Quote by EEPROMS · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Number Two: Don't you think we should ask for *more* than 1.5 million dollars? 1.5 million isn't exactly a lot of money these days. Fony Records alone makes over 9 billion dollars a year!
    Dr. Evil: Really? That's a lot of money.
    [pause]
    Dr. Evil: Okay then, we hold the worlds culture to ransom for...
    Dr. Evil: One... Hundred... BILLION DOLLARS!