Anti-piracy Group Fined For Using Song Without Permission

zacharye writes "Oh, the irony. A musicians' rights group in the Netherlands was fined this week for stealing music from a client, using it without his permission and failing to pay royalties. Music royalty collection agency Buma/Stemra approached Dutch musician Melchior Rietveldt in 2006 and asked him to create a composition that would be used in an anti-piracy advertisement, which the group said would be shown exclusively at a local film festival. One year later, Rietveldt purchased a Harry Potter DVD only to find that his piece was being used on DVDs around the world without his permission..."

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Re:Another case of "do what i say, and not what I

[BitHive]

Thank you, the record will benefit immensely from your important ideas about law and government.

Re:Another case of "do what i say, and not what I

[wonkey_monkey]

We all stand on the shoulders of giants ;-)

Not me. I stand on a stack of midgets.