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tripolar
July 31st, 2009, 09:13 PM
Full story
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=8226412&page=1

He downloads 30 songs and is charged $675,000 for damages. excessive isn't it?
Mzor203
July 31st, 2009, 09:40 PM
Maybe a little much, but hey, he chose to download illegally, most likely completely knowingly, and he paid the price for it.

This is why I pay for music. It's ethical, (because come on, the artists put time into making the music), and it keeps me out of trouble.
The Joker
July 31st, 2009, 10:05 PM
I don't even download it, so I just avoid it in general, but this is a bit much.
Djonemore
July 31st, 2009, 11:07 PM
eh.. I don't use P2P software anymore, I simply record the song..It's like recording a song off the radio onto a cassette...

Alot of sites now (Imeem/youtube/myplaylist etc) can stream music, I take whats being streamed and record it directly to a audio file... The process takes longer, but it's untraceable, and I'm not hurting nobody. :yeah: Ive successfully recorded over 900 songs.
Perseus
July 31st, 2009, 11:49 PM
Maybe a little much, but hey, he chose to download illegally, most likely completely knowingly, and he paid the price for it.

This is why I pay for music. It's ethical, (because come on, the artists put time into making the music), and it keeps me out of trouble.

That's exactly why I buy my music. I mean, it's kinda wrong to just download a band's music that they put time into making. They didn't have to make it.
Jack Black did a thing about piracy and it speaks the truth. Bands don't have to make the songs if they aren't gonna get paid.
OneManArmy
August 1st, 2009, 02:01 AM
I have to admit I've downloaded more then 200 songs illegally, and recorded like 50 off of you tube, idk :confused: And before u know it, SWAT will be storming my house, yay. But I'm not sharing them to my friends, only downloading them so...... idk :what:
JackOfClubs
August 1st, 2009, 05:08 AM
675 grand is a bit much, I think. But he deserved. he knew he was downloading that music illegally. I don't download music illegally anyway. :P
Capote
August 3rd, 2009, 11:54 PM
Because he did download music illegally, he was fined. However, 675K is ridiculous. It should of been more like $2.32!
Viral Death
August 4th, 2009, 12:51 AM
That is such a bunch of bull shit