well i'm not a geek, pretty clueless actually. i do know, however, that running.exe files is just slightly less perilous than drinking the bottle that sez "drink me". You don't need to be a carpenter to know you need safety goggles when operating a nail gun.
Yes, these things should be obvious to anyone with a brain, and I include lawyers in that group. Although asking for excessive damages is not uncommon (go in high) these figures are purposely being made as preposterous as possible in order to maximize the media exposure of the case.
This is just how the RIAA brandishes a big stick at the rat-horde of mp3 traders that they feel are threatening their profit-margins.
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well i'm not a geek, pretty clueless actually. i do know, however, that running .exe files is just slightly less perilous than drinking the bottle that sez "drink me". You don't need to be a carpenter to know you need safety goggles when operating a nail gun.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmyes, most definately on the edge. Now we can perfect the deflector as a combination defensive/offensive weapon.
Yes, these things should be obvious to anyone with a brain, and I include lawyers in that group. Although asking for excessive damages is not uncommon (go in high) these figures are purposely being made as preposterous as possible in order to maximize the media exposure of the case. This is just how the RIAA brandishes a big stick at the rat-horde of mp3 traders that they feel are threatening their profit-margins.
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