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RIAA Paid $16M+ In Legal Fees To Collect $391K
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In a rare outburst of subjectivity, I commenced my blog post 'Ha ha ha ha ha' when reporting that, based upon the RIAA's disclosure form for 2008, it had paid its lawyers more than $16,000,000 to recover $391,000. If they were doing it to 'send a message,' the messages have been received loud & clear: (1) the big four record labels are managed by idiots; (2) the RIAA's law firms have as much compassion for their client as they do for the lawsuit victims; (3) suing end users, or alleged end users, is a losing game. I don't know why p2pnet.net begrudges the RIAA's boss his big compensation; he did a good job... for the lawyers."
Since posting several comments which painted apple in negative light, I have lost my M1 and M2 privileges compeletely. It's gone forever
How do you know?
If mod points just didn't show up for you for an extended period of time, then it can actually be because you post too much (I believe that gets taken into account when giving mod points as well). Could it, perhaps, be, that you felt the urge to post a great number of critical comments to all those endless Apple-related stories lately?
No, the problem with /. is that they still allow AC comments.
The CB App. What's your 20?
Not saying there is no problem, but my karma has been excellent since I started posting here on /. and I do tend to lash out against obvious trolls, shills and morons. And that includes iFans and Flash lovers. So it is possible to openly lavish vitriol and contempt on them and still be in good standing overall. Maybe /. should implement a visualisation of such "ideologic cleansings" to allow further analysis as to where the problem lies exactly.
Rudolf Hess edited Mein Kampf. He was the very first grammar nazi.
Actually some of my posts shoot to +5 then end up in +3 or even 0 ./ spergs?! Seems to be more likely than we think.
how long until
Crazy... I just read through whats available of your posting history, and its insane you're permanently -1.
If your intent was really trolling- you'd just go make another account, I guess thats lost on /. mods :-/
"except the smart ones on /. know better--they actually read your posts rather then the fucking mod points."
Not claiming to be especially smart - but that's how I read. I read the post, give it a thought, agree or disagree, and move on. It's hard to believe that there are those who spend their time modding up pro- (apple, *nix, Microsoft, copyright or whatever) posts, and modding down anti- (fill in the blank) posts. Such little people, with such little minds. You've got to feel sorry for them and their pathetic little lives.
"Windows is like the faint smell of piss in a subway: it's there, and there's nothing you can do about it." - Charlie Br
It's your handle. Personally, I can't take anyone with that nickname seriously. Pimp. Dawg. Pimpdawg. The nick inspires contempt.
"Windows is like the faint smell of piss in a subway: it's there, and there's nothing you can do about it." - Charlie Br