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RIAA Says "Wanna Fight? It'll Cost You!"

Posted by timothy on from the come-the-revolution dept.

jeiler writes "Ars has the details on an RIAA strategy to double the cost of settling copyright infringement suits for students who try to quash the group's subpoenas in court. In a nutshell: settle early, pay $3,000; try to quash the subpoena and the settlement cost rises to $8,000."

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  1. Shouldn't matter... by Slashdot+Suxxors · · Score: 5, Funny

    If half the RIAA's claims are as bogus as some say they are, the cost to settle shouldn't matter. Because you should win if you haven't done anything wrong. Right?

    Right?

  2. Go ahead, punks, make my day... by Max+Threshold · · Score: 4, Funny

    Eight grand is about what I make in a year. For a year's salary, I'd shoot a lawyer in the back of the head, cut them up, pour concrete over them, and toss them off a bridge. (Don't worry, I would never do that to an actual human being.)

  3. Re:But... by Ardaen · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait wait wait, they pay the artists?