GetAfrigginCLUE
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koolman2
| I'm down with it !
Hey if it's copyright protected music, software, etc. then I'm all for prosecuting the Pirates to the full degree of the law which in the U.S. at least is $10,000 per copy plus jail time. I say hang all the scumbag Pirates. |
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Battousai1
join:2006-02-16
Nashville, TN | Then don't start crying when you get sued for singing a song to yourself while walking down the street. And yes, it's happened already. |
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roamer1
sticking it out at you
join:2001-03-24
Atlanta, GA
clubs:
| said by Battousai1 :Then don't start crying when you get sued for singing a song to yourself while walking down the street. And yes, it's happened already. O rly? Cite, please.
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FLECOM
Bay Networks Freak
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join:2003-03-03
Miami, FL
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said by GetAfrigginCLUE :
Hey if it's copyright protected music, software, etc. then I'm all for prosecuting the Pirates to the full degree of the law which in the U.S. at least is $10,000 per copy plus jail time. I say hang all the scumbag Pirates.
yes the RIAA is doing a great job sueing all those EVIL horrible pirates.... like the girl scouts, should put all those cookie selling deamons in jail! 
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SRFireside
join:2001-01-19
Houston, TX | reply to GetAfrigginCLUE
Hey Taylor! Long time no see. Were you on vacation? Where did you go? Did you take any pictures? Bring back any goodies? Take it easy, bro. |
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TheWickerMan
join:2002-04-09
Enola, PA
| said by SRFireside :Bring back any goodies? I'm sure he brought back Troll House Cookies for all.  |
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Battousai1
join:2006-02-16
Nashville, TN
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I found a site where someone posted an article about it, it happened quite some time ago though. »www.thejemreport.com/mambo/compo···atid,11/
Here is the article itself:
RIAA successfully sues man for singing copyrighted song as he walks down the street
Pittsburgh, PA:
On Wednesday April 9th RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) successfully sued 29 year old Anthony Artmoore for singing a copyrighted song as he walked down the street.
29 year old Anthony Artmoore was walking back to the machine shop he works at from a lunch break on February 6th when a RIAA employee overheard him singing the lyrics to the Metallica song "Enter Sandman."
RIAA argued that this "clearly constituted public performance of copyrighted material without prior appropriate licensing."
Artmoore was ordered to pay more than $30,000 in damages. Artmoore refused to comment on the situation. His lawyers said that they are planning to appeal the ruling.
RIAA stated that there are many public domain songs such as "My Darling Clementine" and "London Bridge is Falling Down" that people are allowed to sing publicly, however the performance of copyrighted material must be done within the constraints of U.S. copyright law."
Traditionally a pubic performance has been defined as an event where a person performs and members of the public gather to observe often paying a fee for access. Artmoore's lawyers argued that because their client was walking down the street singing to himself there was no audience and hence it didn't constitute a public performance. RIAA countered by saying that witnesses on the street constituted an audience. |
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SRFireside
join:2001-01-19
Houston, TX | That's not a real case. Read the rest of the web page. Also I can't find any actual court documents on this either. It's bogus. |
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