$1.5 million for one CD???

The proposed law that would introduce outrageous charges for copying CDs is s stunning move of hubris by a media industry that seems to have forgotten who its customers are.

31 Jan 2008

Now don't get me wrong. Personally you can't put a price on David Bowie at his best or the haunting melodies of Second Person, but the industry does so we abide by that. But to claim damages in the millions, that's taking things too far.

The RIAA has already said it thinks copying a CD you own should be considered piracy, yet I don’t see their lawyers pulling iPod users off the streets and imposing crippling fine, as well as confiscating the devices. Yet this is just what this law proposes, massive fines and the confiscation of any equipment used.

Prepare for the riots…

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I think that this should count as "crule and unusual punishment". If I have to go to court, I want my case to be about what I have done, not what others might do [if an example isn't made]. Should we also pay for the songs we listen to on youtube? I have my music inside a virtual machine, so does that count as being downloaded? Just be smart about downloading. Anonimize and encrypt trafic.

Posted by: Click 20 Apr 2008

I think that is a bit to large a fine. Especially when much of what the media has on those films and music are hacked materials to begin with. Just because you have a spin off or have rewritten someones elses work, in some cases personal diarys, it doesn't make you that genous you would like others to belive you are. So if you don't want to be prirated, then maybe you need to rethink the expression "Turn About is Fair Play."

Posted by: Judith 26 Feb 2008

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