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Record labels sued over 300,000 pirated tracks
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article published on 8 December, 2009
The major record labels Warner, Sony BMG, EMI and Universal are on the hook for up to $6 billion USD in damages after being accused of pirating 300,000 tracks.
The report says that the labels continually make compilation CDs without first securing the rights to the music, simply putting it on a "pending list" to deal with later. That "later" has yet to come. So far, since the mid-80's, ... [ read the full article ]
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8. December 2009 @ 13:37 |
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HA! What a reversal of forturne!!!
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8. December 2009 @ 13:43 |
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...ah mob rule....its ok for them......
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stuntman_
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8. December 2009 @ 14:39 |
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the record labels will win but how ironic
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joepet200
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8. December 2009 @ 15:35 |
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I dunno, up here in Canada if you gotta play by the rules, we ALL gotta play by the same rules, eh.
Keep your stick on the ice.
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8. December 2009 @ 17:53 |
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Originally posted by stuntman_:
the record labels will win but how ironic
IF the record labels win, it would sort of nullify everything they've been justifying their actions against file-sharers with.
It's either fail or fail harder.
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8. December 2009 @ 17:55 |
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Quote:
Originally posted by stuntman_:
the record labels will win but how ironic
IF the record labels win, it would sort of nullify everything they've been justifying their actions against file-sharers with.
It's either fail or fail harder.
they should be forced to pay 50 grand a song >>
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8. December 2009 @ 18:11 |
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Finally, karma has hit these hippocrates right in the kisser. Hope the artists win this case.
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Tristan_2
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8. December 2009 @ 20:15 |
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I really have to agree with mike.m, Karma has certainly hit them BIG. Now we know that the Copyright on Music is BS even more so to begin with sure the Canadian's RIAA is sued but I hope our RIAA will soon follow. THIS IS AWESOME TO HEAR more and more musicians are tired of the Music industries BS.
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8. December 2009 @ 20:25 |
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Originally posted by Tristan_2:
I really have to agree with mike.m, Karma has certainly hit them BIG. Now we know that the Copyright on Music is BS even more so to begin with sure the Canadian's RIAA is sued but I hope our RIAA will soon follow. THIS IS AWESOME TO HEAR more and more musicians are tired of the Music industries BS.
Its not karma until it sticks and they have to pay more than 1 billion million out of pocket.
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8. December 2009 @ 22:19 |
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Makes me proud to be Canadian. Hope they nail there asses.
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8. December 2009 @ 23:07 |
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HAHAHA!!!
It is a wonderfull day, I will mark it on my calender and celebrate it every year! I hope the judge goes with the max fine of $50,000 per track, since they were selling them to the masses....then charges credit-card level interest on all of it, making the $15 billion closer to $30 billion! Oh, and he should file an injunction against them prohibiting them from making or distributing CDs! And any assets gained from the sale of these pirate CDs should go to charity. Maybe they could press criminal charges against the executives as well...
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Pride1
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8. December 2009 @ 23:37 |
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Interesting development jajaja
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DDR4life
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9. December 2009 @ 02:21 |
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"Happy Record Labels Sued Over 300,000 Pirated Tracks Day"
Sounds like a wonderful holiday to celebrate.
♫♪It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas♪♫
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9. December 2009 @ 05:37 |
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wow and i tohught ive had a perfect day untill now..only way this day could get better is if my gf would volunteer to give me a BJ
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beanos66
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9. December 2009 @ 10:32 |
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I've always said that the labels steal more money from their artists than the combined masses who download music for personal use, now it seems they steal more than professional pirates too. Thats how they can afford to pay off all our! politicians
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 9. December 2009 @ 10:33
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9. December 2009 @ 10:40 |
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If they win this case then it will become unbelievably obvious that they have a hold on the judges that preside over the cases. It would also destroy their cases against file sharers. Shows you how they treat their artists.
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9. December 2009 @ 11:36 |
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haha YA BURNT
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CX1329
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9. December 2009 @ 12:13 |
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I -love- this piece of news. I hope the record labels lose, those hypocrites.
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9. December 2009 @ 12:22 |
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What's to "hope" ?? .. they have done more than share.. they have actively stolen and made profit from the crime.. And unlike allegations of sharing for no profit this can all be proven.
There is only one logical outcome.. damages to full amount awarded to owners of the work... anything less causes constitutional problems for every country that has agreed to the copyright laws.
Lets wait and see the outcome.. 6bn or a casual warning.. hmmm.. as governments are accessories in this (they have collected taxes on the sales of these cd's and taxes from the profits of the companies selling them also) I'm interested to see if that part will be mentioned at any point in the proceedings.
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9. December 2009 @ 14:41 |
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I love this a little bit of their own medicine :)
You would think that this would be a no brainier for the companies cause its the basics.
The whole industries laws need to change to be fair for all.
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9. December 2009 @ 14:45 |
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YES,YES,YES... IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!!!
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10. December 2009 @ 13:09 |
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They're going to get fined pennies per song... Even though they distributed it to MILLIONS of consumers... I send one song to a friend and it could cost me $20,000? Don't seem right....
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11. December 2009 @ 08:09 |
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Go the CRIA, stick it good to those hypocritical scumbags.
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11. December 2009 @ 12:21 |
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$20,000 per song is ridiculous. I swear i remember people having to pay something like $100,000 per for illegally downloading music. They should suffer like all the people they've destroyed! They need to pay and pay big for doing the same thing they accused us of. Jerk offs!
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ST2006
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11. December 2009 @ 13:22 |
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Originally posted by engage16:
They're going to get fined pennies per song... Even though they distributed it to MILLIONS of consumers... I send one song to a friend and it could cost me $20,000? Don't seem right....
Yep. And they were making profits by doing that too - commercial piracy??
$ue them idiots; please!
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