illegal downloading

[D.O.A.]

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[Mesarthim]

what a fucked up world we live in.

[Bathsalt Zombie]

Jesus fucking christ dude.

[djonni greazo]

this is.. just... beyond words, really

[baron von blondle]

and the artists who she "ripped off" will get approx 0.00000001% of that, just to make it even worse.

[Ninny]

I'm downloading Linkin Park songs as a silent protest

[Abzu]

[Haunty]

What in the fuck? Eighty grand per download? How the fuck did they come to that conssensus? Was she downloading illegal Dodge Vipers?

[TamPron]

[jawn galliano]

[quote name="baron von blondle"]and the artists who she "ripped off" will get approx 0.00000001% of that, just to make it even worse.[/quote]



if i were the type of hard-on bearer that had money, i'd wager a good amount of it that no artist sees a dime of any settlement or lawsuit victory.



anyway, this one is going to be appealed all the way to the supreme court if need be, i think they're eventually trying to challenge the constitutionality of damage awards like this.

[xpocalypse]

if I had money like that I would pay my favourites bands ten times more their albums are worth



this is soooo wrong

[Noyka]

Yeah artists make money from concerts not CDs

[TamPron]

depends on the artist

[Holocaust]

If I ever got caught and sentenced to pay $80,000 per download, I'd just laugh at them and tell them to come get it. I couldn't sell all the stuff that I have AND all the stuff I ever owned and come up with 80 grand.

[jawn galliano]

they would just garnish your wages for the maximum amount allowed by law for the rest of your life, and then claim your entire estate upon your death

[baron von blondle]

[quote name="Famous Mortimer"]they would just garnish your wages for the maximum amount allowed by law for the rest of your life, and then claim your entire estate upon your death[/quote]



and publicly humiliate your corpse

[zim]

[quote name="baron von blondle"]
[quote name="Famous Mortimer"]they would just garnish your wages for the maximum amount allowed by law for the rest of your life, and then claim your entire estate upon your death[/quote]



and publicly humiliate your corpse[/quote]

[Holocaust]

Well if you're that far in debt, you might as well just go to prison.

[Inverted Crosses And Gorebongs]

[quote name="abzu"][/quote]

[FUKKET]

[quote name="Lerzeig Redek"]Well if you're that far in debt, you might as well just go to prison.[/quote]





or do a murder/suicide thang

[jawn galliano]

i'm willing to bet there's been plenty of folks in the same situation who at the very least, went the suicide route. afaik, fines like these are one of the types of debt that can't be wiped out by any bankruptcy filings, so they never go away. considering they can claim up to 25% of your wages, and you've got legal fees on top of that in most cases... yeah, the average person isn't going to be doing too hot.

[baron von blondle]

Sony/Warners/etc building - c4 vest - boom - justice

[Mesarthim]

thought this was interesting:



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Richard Marx and Moby, two of the artists downloaded by the women have spoken out against the ruling.



Richard Marx is class.

[baron von blondle]

very interesting! lets see if it has any effect at all tho, i HOPE!!!!

[Teignub]

go pirates go!