| One The RIAA Actually SHOULD Have Won I'm no fan of the RIAA and their strong armed tactics going after little kids and grandmothers who just happen to use P2P to grab a few tunes. This case was different. This was a guy who actually worked and got paid for stealing content, in this case it sounds like unreleased cds, for an organized pirate group and putting the content up on a server with a ton of other copyrighted content for download.
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DMNTD
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Austin, TX |
"According to the RIAA, evidence presented in the case showed that he received payment from the leader of the group in return for this work." - Hardly a Rockefeller..maybe he is?
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 pokesphIt Is Almost FastPremium
join:2001-06-25
Sacramento, CA
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said by gwbuffalo:I'm no fan of the RIAA and their strong armed tactics going after little kids and grandmothers who just happen to use P2P to grab a few tunes. This case was different. This was a guy who actually worked and got paid for stealing content, in this case it sounds like unreleased cds, for an organized pirate group and putting the content up on a server with a ton of other copyrighted content for download. Exactly.. this guy is a true 'pirate' not some casual file-sharer looking for a few tunes for his mp3 player.. and it looks like they got him for conspiracy not outright copyright infringement..
in any case, one goes down, 10 more spring up in his place. |
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said by gwbuffalo:I'm no fan of the RIAA and their strong armed tactics going after little kids and grandmothers who just happen to use P2P to grab a few tunes. This case was different. This was a guy who actually worked and got paid for stealing content, in this case it sounds like unreleased cds, for an organized pirate group and putting the content up on a server with a ton of other copyrighted content for download. Well, there is your precedent on hosting. Why go for the small fish instead of the big boys though? Usually the employee gets a free ride while his bosses go to jail for a long, long time.
However, just file-sharing cases, civil or criminal, the RIAA or Gov't should "prove" it went to actual people not the RIAA or cops.
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quatrixPremium
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said by pokesph:in any case, one goes down, 10 more spring up in his place. Or not. |
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