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Because of the cluster fck that happens to the individual, individual CP crime should be minimized to nothing unless a profit motive can be substantiated; heavy fines need to be placed on the corporations and business that steal others works, I am talking 100K+ to millions, they won?t play fair unless the government says this is the fine you pay for breaking the rules and contracts.

A individual, even if in the thousands cannot do financial damage to a corporation, thus unless they can show profit was made corporation cannot go after individuals.

Also it would be nice if CP/IP lasted only for about 5 years before private individuals can store and trade that data in personal nonprofit setups, let the corporations fight over monetary and profit based distribution rights they will always have the majority of the populace to sell crap too, those of who know better want wiggle room to not be forced to drink piss flavored kool aid the rest of the herd are given? should be given a break.

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Originally posted by engage16:

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its about time that the government stands up against the real pirates... the illegal downloaders aren't stealing from the artist's, the record labels are, its a shame that the labels find it nessacery to screw over bands so much that they need to tour 7-8 months out of the year to make a decent penny for themselves... not that i'm complaining, i love going to see live bands, just wished they'd see more of the money that THEY earned. people pay to go to shows to see the bands play and make their money that they've earned, not to pay to go see a band and see some record exec get rich...

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Originally posted by B33rdrnkr:

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to the people




ok... i know the movie this is from but can't recall the title.

any help please?

thx

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The ruling this week has shut those theories down however. U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake tossed out all the RIAA's motions including the "making available" and "offer to distribute" theories that pertained to "shared folders."

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Originally posted by B33rdrnkr:

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to the people

to the greedy

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Originally posted by story:

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The RIAA saw some backlash for its assertion when the rumor was spread around the Internet that the RIAA believed that ripping CD music was illegal. The group cleared up the situation by saying that it doesn't consider ripping illegal but that adding music recordings to a shared folder that can be accessed by others in a P2P file sharing program is illegal and should be stopped.

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Originally posted by hyperlink:

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Gabriel asked if it was wrong for consumers to make copies of music which they have purchased, even just one copy. Pariser replied, "When an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song." Making "a copy" of a purchased song is just "a nice way of saying 'steals just one copy'," she said.

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Originally posted by ars link:

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April 14, 2008
And then came hints that this apple might come with a serious worm. Early this year, the BPI again said all the right things about format shifting, but we noted that the Association of Independent Music was making noises; apparently, the group wanted to get paid whenever music was transferred from a CD to a portable device.

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Originally posted by ars hyper:

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The bill would create a new position for a federal copyright enforcement czar, establish a new copyright enforcement division within the Department of Justice, and would also permit law enforcement agents to seize property from perpetrators of copyright infringement.

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Originally posted by tripplite:

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@klingon yes this time we got away!!!

what a moral boost!

btw how ya been old mikey,,,,,,,

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Originally posted by A_Klingon:

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This is an awesome blow against the RIAA - and a most welcome, drearily-long-overdue boost for fair-use rights & consumers everywhere.

Maybe the US legal system is now getting just a little weary of the RIAA and it's Dictatorial, brutal attitude towards consumers and getting fed-up with it's constant whining, bitching and clogging up the judicial system.

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A VERY GOOD DAY INDEED

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Originally posted by B33rdrnkr:

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to the people


to the greedy

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Originally posted by engage16:

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i never said that i wouldn't like to make a fraction of what they make (ever see mtv cribs?)... it just that alot of the bands out there don't get the money they deserve. of course i'm being biased here cause i see all these rappers with all thier bling and crap, what did they do other than talk in a rythem on stage? i mean real bands, who sit and write their lyrics, music, etc....

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