Just in case this didn't make it to the list. MEK
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 10/07/2007 08:19:44 AM: > > Her lawyer said earlier this week that she had racked up some 60,000 > dollars in legal fees because she refused to be bullied. > > > I think that bullied is a self righteous term. I think it's also > funny how the lawyer, the one making the bill for his client isn't > ashamed to take single mother's 60,000 dollars. > Personally, the last, I dunno years that file sharing has existed on > the internet, never once have downloaded a song to burn on to a CD. > Perhaps because I worked making music to pay bills with. Maybe it > was because I was too technologically impaired. OR, maybe any way > you want to try make music out to something it is not, copying music > that you didn't pay for, if not given to you, or expressly made > certain it is for free public downloading, is STEALING. I think more > people should be sued. Just because technology changes, doesn't mean > the law does. I have never borrowed friends CD, tapes, records, > DVDs, VHS, etc because even as an infant child, when some one told > me once, I know some of you need more then that, more then that to a > point where you think a complete denial of those laws means amnesty, > that copying artist work, that you have not paid for, is an illegal > act punishable by prison or fines. So to see laws actually enforced > make me happy. You can sing you endless song! s about big record > companies making all the profits. But the state of things today > artists are making their dollars/pounds/euros on live performances > more then the releases it seems. I don't see how artists are any > better off today, then 10 years ago. In fact, with the technologies > that exist today, I think we are totally oversaturated with alot of > non talent getting equal exposure to artists with true talent. > You know what, don't fine her, put her in jail for 90 days. I love > music, but when it comes to the business of things you have to have > laws in place to stop the world from falling into total anarchy. If > people could take from others as they pleased, with out zero > punishment, they would. Why should the business of music be any different? > > ps... > If you don't mind sending this to the board I would appreciate it. > The 313 hyperreal has no love for my posts. > Later, > Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: 313@hyperreal.org > Sent: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 6:40 pm > Subject: (313) $220,000 > > first case of copyright infringement brought upon Duluth Minnesota woman by > the RIAA > > guess who won? > > http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ifsCDEIi8iEoclf0JZVBIQfuZeQA > > an analysis of the verdict > http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9791764-38.html?tag=nefd.blgs > > great way to make new music fans :-( > why won't the industry learn that this isn't going to help their cause? > > MEK > > Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- Unlimited storage and > industry-leading spam and email virus protection.
