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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:Not $600 by stor · · Score: 0, Troll

    I agree, I've seen the same thing in Afghanistan. And about the $2,500, let's not also forget that $2,500 is a fucking SHITLOAD of money when you're an Iraqi or Afghan. *blinks*

    OK, so I'll come to your country, kill your mother and give you, say, $10,000. That ought to be a "fucking SHITLOAD" of compensation: four times what you'd get if you were an Iraqi.

    -Stor
    --
    "Yeah well there's a lot of stuff that should be, but isn't"