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RIAA Defendant Claims Settlement With Kazaa Should Cover Kazaa Users As Well
from the interesting-legal-tactic dept
Lawyer Ray Beckerman is pointing to the defense used by someone in Texas accused by the RIAA of sharing unauthorized music files. While the defendant is making the same claim as others that the $750/song amount is unconstitutional, they've also made a different, but interesting defense, saying that they should be covered by Kazaa's settlement with the recording industry. If you don't recall, back in July, the founders of Kazaa used some of the billions they got in selling Skype to eBay to settle Kazaa's lawsuit that had been filed by the recording industry. They ended up paying about $115 million to settle the claims. Since the accused person was using Kazaa, they feel that Kazaa's payment covers their activity, and to be forced to pay again would be double counting on the part of the recording industry. It may be difficult to convince a judge of this, but if it does work out, the industry may regret pursuing both individuals and the software companies.
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Umm, no
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Re: Umm, no
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Re: Re: Umm, no
felt that had to be emphasized...
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Q: What do you think should be done about the ignorance and apathy so apparent in society today?
A: I don't know and I don't care.
:-P
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Thats it!
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Seriously though: beyond legal fees, money not gained, and perhaps a dent in their larger than life appearance how does a loss like this effect the RIAA?
Though it would be nice for those being sued for downloading off of Kazaa. Other than that, it seems like the RIAA would simply move their sites elsewhere and continue to shun the digital age.
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starve the bastards- never buy another RIAA produc
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Directv did this, so will the RIAA
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since we're already all criminals...
i can't imagine any one in the technology industry feeling any apathy if a few RIAA and MPAA lawyers were done away with, along with some old farts who don't understand technology and the future. while us criminals are at it, do away with some corrupt politicians too.
i'd bet any money violence will happen before this all ends. it's not such a long shot, and might make a good movie. corporation versus corporation, killing and murdering. time to go write the screenplay... or did Keanu Reeves already star in this movie years ago?
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Re: since we're already all criminals...
I got an idea for the name! How about The Corruptibles? ;-)
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RIAA feeding itself and no one else, not even its
How much of that $750 per song goes back to Snoop Dogg? NONE!!! To the victor goes the spoils and the RIAA laughs all the way to the bank! How can the RIAA say they are losing money per download when they dont even pay the artist who created the song? Just another of many examples how the RIAA is looking out for no one save themselves.
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