Right back at you.

[BuffaloX]

I just read this story:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/artists-lawsuit-major-record-labels-are-the-real-pirates.ars

I was more than a little offended by the record industry's "reckless, high-handed and arrogant conduct" to quote the article.

The record industry systematically publish music without permission, which now has resulted in a lawsuit for damages of more than 50 mill. dollars, by the artists.

The same record industry that has pushed for more and more harsh punishment of individuals infringing copyrights even on a very small scale, so much that now ordinary families risk being ruined for life, if a kid unknowingly unknowingly download a copyrighted piece of music.

But this may come back and bite them, as the 50 plus million dollars, may end up costing them 6 billion dollars.

I hope the record industry loose big time.

[Exodist]

I just read this story:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/artists-lawsuit-major-record-labels-are-the-real-pirates.ars

I was more than a little offended by the record industry's "reckless, high-handed and arrogant conduct" to quote the article.

They systematically publish music without permission, which now has resulted in a lawsuit for damages of more than 50 mill. dollars, by the artists.

The same record industry that has pushed for more and more harsh punishment of individuals infringing copyrights even on a very small scale, so much that now ordinary families now risk being ruined for life, if a kid unknowingly unknowingly download a copyrighted piece of music.

But this may come back and bite them, as the 50 plus million dollars, may end up costing them 60 billion dollars.

I hope the record industry loose big time.


MUHAHAHAHA!!! I hope they pay out their rear!!!

[earthpigg]

i love it! Karma!

i hope those "murdering rapists" (pirates (http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8344680), right? the industries word, not mine.) are fined to the maximum extent they had previously demanded from single mothers.

[the yawner]

Won't that further motivate the industry to pursue their own crusade? I mean, sure serves 'em right. But that doesn't mean they'll be stopping on their tracks.

[BuffaloX]

Won't that further motivate the industry to pursue their own crusade? I mean, sure serves 'em right. But that doesn't mean they'll be stopping on their tracks.

I don't see how that should be the case, but it might motivate them to further their safeguards, resulting in even worse contracts for musicians.

[earthpigg]

Won't that further motivate the industry to pursue their own crusade? I mean, sure serves 'em right. But that doesn't mean they'll be stopping on their tracks.

it could also mean that the exact same arguments they make for ridiculous fines later on... can be countered by quoting their own arguments against it during this trial.

[hobo14]

I just read this story:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/artists-lawsuit-major-record-labels-are-the-real-pirates.ars

I was more than a little offended by the record industry's "reckless, high-handed and arrogant conduct" to quote the article.

The record industry systematically publish music without permission, which now has resulted in a lawsuit for damages of more than 50 mill. dollars, by the artists.

The same record industry that has pushed for more and more harsh punishment of individuals infringing copyrights even on a very small scale, so much that now ordinary families risk being ruined for life, if a kid unknowingly unknowingly download a copyrighted piece of music.

But this may come back and bite them, as the 50 plus million dollars, may end up costing them 60 billion dollars.

I hope the record industry loose big time.

There was a typo some early on in the chain of articles on this subject. It's $6 billion, not $60 bil.

See here: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4595/159/

[murderslastcrow]

http://magnatune.com/

That's all I have to say. Perfect solution in my opinion.

[BuffaloX]

There was a typo some early on in the chain of articles on this subject. It's $6 billion, not $60 bil.

See here: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4595/159/

Thanks, the article still says 60, but 300.000 x 20.000 is "only" 6 billion.
So there's definitely an error in the article.

[phrostbyte]

I don't really think record companies serve any purpose in the digital age. They no longer have a near-monopoly on distribution as it was with CDs.

Anyway put these pirates in jail and throw away the key! :P