$222,000 plus legal fees. What do you think about the Music Industry winning the!
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$222,000 plus legal fees. What do you think about the Music Industry winning the music downloading trial?
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007oct04/0...
It was announced today that Jammie Thomas lost a trial over illegal music downloading. She was ordered to pay $222,000 for sharing music illegally. That calculation was based on $9,250 for each of 24 songs presented in the case. After attorney fees, she could owe half a million dollars. This was the first music-downloading trial.
What do you think about it? Excessive? Not Enough?
Do you think she will declare bankruptcy? If so, will this mean she will not have to pay the debt? What's your opinion?
Answers: Well, while I despise the RIAA and MPAA for their shady tactics and business practices. They certainly have been taking advantage of consumers over the years, and still continue to. However, saying that. It's their music, they own all rights to it. They can charge whatever they want for it. What many people seem to miss is, they're not valuing each song at $9,250. That figure comes from the idea that she shared the song out to, for example....to 9,250 ppl and if you assume the song is worth $1.00 you get 9,250 x $1.00 = $9,250. Of course I have no idea how they conclude that it was shared to that many people. For a start it's ridiculous for them to expect her to ever pay these fees, completely excessive, a punushment that cannot practically be administered. But I suppose they need to make an example.
I just think that these companies have ripped the consumer off sooooooo much over the years, with overpriced CD.s and acts like westlife, boyzone etc that we, the public, aare entitled to get something out of those coke addled bloodsuckers I didn't completely understand the entire article.
But I think it was way too much. Even if it wasn't a single mom with two kids, but a billionaire, I think $222,000 for 24 songs is retarded. I mean, you got to itunes, and it's 99 cents a song. Which ends up (for 24 songs) being $23.76. So where does the $222,000 come in? I personally, don't get why it was that much, maybe there's something I'm missing?