Finally, the first case in which the RIAA is suing an individual over copyright infringement via filesharing. I don’t think they’ll win as they really have no way of proving she was the one sitting at the computer, but it’ll be interesting to watch this go on anyway.<br/><br/><a href=”http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/riaa_trial/index.html” target=”_blank”>Linky</a><br/><br/>Funny…<br/><br/><span style=”font-style: italic;”>The industry in this case is only suing over 25 songs, with damages up to $150,000 per violation, because it doesn’t want to exact too big of financial penalties by going for all 1,700, testified Jennifer Pariser, Sony BMG’s anti-piracy chief. “The damages would be substantial,” she said. “We have no intent in pursing cases like that.”<br/><br/><span style=”font-style: italic;”></span></span>Because earlier in the article…<br/><br/><span style=”font-style: italic;”>Defendant Jammie Thomas, a 30-year-old single mother of two who works at a nearby Indian reservation.<br/><br/><span style=”font-style: italic;”></span></span>Basically “we don’t want to really ruin her life, we just want to really ruin it.”<br/><br/>And later in the article: <span style=”font-style: italic;”>One juror was excused who said she had used a peer-to-peer site to download copyrighted music.</span> OMG they should have locked her up on the spot! I hope, at the very least, that they got her name.<br/><br/>Anyway, I read a lot of articles online and I have thoughts on many of them. I hope to make more posts such as this in the future… As well as finish my Vegas and Japan trips <img src=”http://www.iammike.org/cutenews/data/emoticons/tongue.gif”/><br/><br/><br style=”font-weight: bold;”/><span style=”font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;”><span style=”font-style: italic;”></span><span style=”font-style: italic;”><span style=”font-style: italic;”><span style=”font-style: italic;”></span></span></span></span><span style=”font-weight: bold;”>Update – 10/11/07<br/><br/><span style=”font-weight: bold;”></span></span>Apparently I’m not the only one who thinks <a href=”http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/commentary/theluddite/2007/10/luddite_1011″ target=”_blank”>this is retarded</a>.<span style=”font-weight: bold;”><span style=”font-weight: bold;”></span><br/></span>
First RIAA Copyright Case
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Update: She was ordered to pay $220,000…$9,000something per song.
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Great, because that’s only maybe 10 years salary for her after taxes? Great. I love America. I need to get to the Caribbean ASAP.
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if you need some assistance getting out of the country into a better way of life, give me a buzz. don’t ask for help on the return trip, however.
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Are you a “leaving the country” expert?
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maybe he can’t handle new baby and is already planning his own escape to another country?
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nah i’m not an expert, but i do believe that anybody who doesn’t enjoy our freedoms should get out.
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So you’re saying you support the RIAAs win?
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nope. my comment was in reference to your “I love America.” comment. while a lot of improvements need to be made to our judicial system etc, there are many places that are far worse to live, than the U.S.A..
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Likewise, there are many places that are better to live than the USA.
Just because you haven\’t done any research in to them doesn\’t mean they don\’t exist.
If it wasn\’t for all the things that bound me here (friends and family), I can guarantee I wouldn\’t live here. However, those things exist, so I\’m here.
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