the $150,000 number is the fine for piracy, stealing a CD is a different crime, that is larceny. burning free copies would net you the $150,000 fine. different crimes come with different penalties. and Property theft is different than copyright infringement. regardless of what the RIAA says. with stealing the CD you're not hurting the RIAA just the record store. the record store has paid for that cd already, and the crime is against the record store not the RIAA. hence the different crime.
Slashdot Mirror
the $150,000 number is the fine for piracy, stealing a CD is a different crime, that is larceny. burning free copies would net you the $150,000 fine. different crimes come with different penalties. and Property theft is different than copyright infringement. regardless of what the RIAA says. with stealing the CD you're not hurting the RIAA just the record store. the record store has paid for that cd already, and the crime is against the record store not the RIAA. hence the different crime.