In cases like this the RIAA files civil lawsuits on behalf of the record labels to seek damages for copyright infringement. The scale of file-sharing exemplified in giving someone a mix CD or whatever probably doesn't fit the definition of "felony copyright infringement."
The association needs some kind of evidence to even begin to file a lawsuit, meaning either logs proving that the twins were sharing copyrighted music from their computers, or maybe the association could steal a copy of President Bush's mix CD to see what's on it.
In any case, under U.S. copyright law, damages sought for copyright infringement in civil suits can range from a minimum $750 up to a maximum $150,000 per copyrighted work.
My 61" Samsung DLP is pretty sweet for games... I like it a lot. Component video cables are definitely a requirement, though. The regular RCA cables make things look like total crap at that size.
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In cases like this the RIAA files civil lawsuits on behalf of the record labels to seek damages for copyright infringement. The scale of file-sharing exemplified in giving someone a mix CD or whatever probably doesn't fit the definition of "felony copyright infringement."
The association needs some kind of evidence to even begin to file a lawsuit, meaning either logs proving that the twins were sharing copyrighted music from their computers, or maybe the association could steal a copy of President Bush's mix CD to see what's on it.
In any case, under U.S. copyright law, damages sought for copyright infringement in civil suits can range from a minimum $750 up to a maximum $150,000 per copyrighted work.
I love VGCats, and it's nice to see Scott's biting sarcasm applied to the common sense arguments he makes.
My 61" Samsung DLP is pretty sweet for games... I like it a lot. Component video cables are definitely a requirement, though. The regular RCA cables make things look like total crap at that size.