So here's a story intended to scare you out of downloading the latest Eminem cd (if his violent lyrics don't scare you away already ((sissy))).
"Jammie Thomas-Rasset, the Minnesota mother of four who has fought the RIAA for the past four years over 24 songs that she illegally downloaded and shared over P2P network Kazaa and has become something of a high-profile figure due to her refusal to settle, was handed a stiff verdict on Wednesday: A jury ruled that Thomas-Rasset should pay Capitol Records $1.5 million for those 24 songs, breaking down to damages of $62,500 a song."
geekosystem
What song could possibly be worth 62,500 dollars? How about Cryin by Aerosmith, Iris by the Goo Goo dolls or Now and Forever by Richard Marx (who to his credit said he was ashamed to be associated with the lawsuit). In related news, Richard Marx is still alive!
This is pretty much the reason I'm scared to download anything. It's not just songs these days either. The guy that made that ridiculous Batman Porno is suing a bunch of people that torrented it. That's pretty much the sign that the anit-pirating crusade has gone to far. First our free music, then our free porn, what's next is Visa going to sue me over all the credit cards I've been stealing? It's not like I was going to buy them anyway, it's a victimless crime!
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