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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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whatname
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11. December 2009 @ 13:26 |
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Let's hope this ties up their lawyers for a few years and gets them off our back
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11. December 2009 @ 15:03 |
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And queue chorus stage right.
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ST2006
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11. December 2009 @ 16:00 |
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Originally posted by whatname:
Let's hope this ties up their lawyers for a few years and gets them off our back
With the three strikes law coming to England and likely to America soon will it really make much difference?? :(
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11. December 2009 @ 23:24 |
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"Yes Angela there is a Santa Claus!" lol Can you imagine what would happen if these record companies were forced to pay this fine? The entire copyright laws EVERYWHERE would have to be changed and quite possibly the DMCA in the US would evaporate! "It appears to be another miracle on 32nd street!" ;o)
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CarpeSol
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12. December 2009 @ 11:16 |
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I thought it was funny that Warner was in this list because they are one of the studios in litigation with redbox for withholding dvd releases...presumably for profit reasons :)
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pmshah
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14. December 2009 @ 21:50 |
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Originally posted by mike.m:
Finally, karma has hit these hippocrates right in the kisser. Hope the artists win this case.
Am I mistaken or are you referring to the pioneer medicine man in whose name the current ones - who are are certainly hypocrites in my view - or Hypocrites - their behavior pattern?
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bluetacky
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15. December 2009 @ 18:51 |
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Right! If File-sharing is Copyright Infringement, and according to "Big Music", Copyright Infringement is a Criminal Offence then the Execs of the "Big Music" companies are living off the Proceeds of Crime. It therefore follows that everything they own has been purchased using the Proceeds of Crime. Given that, at least in the UK such goods and properties are subject to confiscation, if this is the case in other countries, then these Execs should lose all their fancy cars, houses and boats, furthermore as Criminals they should be judged as Unfit Persons to hold such high office in any company! Therefore their jobs should be forfeited.
Show them the same Mercy and Respect that they have shown to others, including Children,the Elderly and yes even the dead!!!!
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15. December 2009 @ 18:55 |
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Question to my American friends: Would a RICO Act charge be appropriate for this? Or is it just used for Mafia cases?
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