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Considering a Fair Penalty For Illegal File-sharing
An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt, following up on yesterday's announcement of the 1.5 million dollar verdict against Jammie Thomas: "This week a federal jury handed down the verdict in the third file-sharing trial against a Minnesota mother of four who has been fighting against the charges brought by the RIAA since 2005. Understandably, a lot of people are outraged by this verdict and while reading through comments about the fine on some online forums, I saw some interesting opinions on how these fines should be assessed. The point that $62,500 per song is excessively high seems to be something that everyone can agree on, but what actually is fair seems to be a big point of contention."
Bullshit...
Having rich friends does not make you rich, nor does having rich parents (though that can be more of a help), nor does being lucky.
What makes you rich is the amount of wealth YOU have, not your friends or parents. I am rich and neither my parents, nor most of my friends are rich. Get off of this ridiculous notion that everyone who is rich was handed their wealth on a silver platter. I worked my ass off for 17 years and didn't fall into the traps of debt and reckless spending that most Americans fall into. Now I have a 7 figure bank account, a nice peice of property that is mine free and clear and a 3 year old vehicle which I also owe no money on. All of this with a salary of less that 75,000 a year. I did odd jobs, worked retail on weekends and lived on a real budget. Beleive me I am not the exception to the rule here. You wouldn't know most rich people if they kicked you in the nuts.
Don't get my hopes up.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."