Fine of 1.9m USD for downloading 24 illegal songs

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/jammie-thomas-retrial-verdict.ars


http://knoxvilleindependent.blogspot.com/


My EHDD has like 40,000 songs lmfao.

 

Thats what you get for breaking the law.

 

Oh yes, 80 grand for ever 3mb of audio.
Exactly deserved. =|

 

This won't happen, there will be protest. etc.

And...

 

Its stolen..what do you expect?

She can't come up with the money, but she will be in debt up her ass for the rest of her life.

 

Lol? Would you ruin a person's life to send a message to people when they are already rich, they just want more money?

Is it really worth it?

The answer is no, because I know what you're going to say. She doesn't deserve it. That's like life in jail for stealing bubblegum. GTFO

 

I would do it to stop people from stealing from my company.

Yes, its worth it. Maybe people will get the idea not to do it.

 

I don't see why they would attempt to string her along taking the money from her. I would think the bad publicity would be more costly than not collecting the little she can pay.

 

Lol, you're already rich.


Oh i'm sorry sir. I'm sorry you had to buy your son a 911 porche because you couldn't buy a lambo for him and yourself at the same time. I deeply have sympathy.

 

this is a major company we're talking about, not a 15 year olds opinion. Theft is theft

 

You know absolutely NOTHING about PR.

If you ever own a company it would die in weeks.

 

16*. And stealing a song that is worth 1.99 on itunes, but having to pay an $80,000 fine for it? Gtfo kid.

 

Its not about money, its about theft. Obviously if you steal from a company they are going to backlash at you. Go to a local store and try to walk out with a pack of gum, right in front of them. If they catch you i bet you will get the cops called on you.

It would die if i allowed my inventory to be stolen >.>

 

Oh come on, intellectual property isn't real property.
You can't call it theft either, as the original still remains.

 

Glad someone smart chimed in.

Ill leave now.

 

Lol, whatever. The collection of sounds on the file is theirs. They had copyright over it and someone downloading it, without compensating the owner. I was speaking in laymen terms >.>

 

Last time i checked, you can't touch music.

 

The file can be "touched".

 

No, it can't. You can't reach into the virtual world and touch it with your tangible hand.

 

Please tell me why it has tangible for it to be stolen? Your identity can be stolen.