Record companies win music sharing trial

Eric5273 · #1 10-05-2007, 10:00 AM

Good for the record companies. She broke the law. I don't understand why people just don't understand this. Copying music and sharing it with others is stealing.

rebound · #2 10-05-2007, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Eric5273

Good for the record companies. She broke the law. I don't understand why people just don't understand this. Copying music and sharing it with others is stealing.

Hah!

Now you know how I feel about your constant criticism of the military!

Shoe's on the other foot.

blondboinsd · #3 10-05-2007, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Eric5273

Good for the record companies. She broke the law. I don't understand why people just don't understand this. Copying music and sharing it with others is stealing.

I agree to an extend but I still think it's overkill Eric, and NOONE is going to stop downloading music because of this

Eric5273 · #4 10-05-2007, 11:32 AM

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I agree to an extend but I still think it's overkill Eric, and NOONE is going to stop downloading music because of this

It kind of reminds me of something else....

Many years ago when I was in high school, a friend of mine was caught shoplifting from Macy's. Even though the item he was caught steeling was $30, Macy's demanded he pay them $300 or else they would prosecute him. The DA's office cooperated with them on this policy, and he paid the money to avoid prosecution. Macy's obviously figured that if they catch 10% of shoplifters and force them each to pay 10 times as much as what they shoplifted, then they would break even and thus the shoplifting problem would not result in any financial loss. I'm guessing the record companies are looking at this in a similar manor. The purpose of these suits may not be just to discourage piracy, but also to recoup some of the lost revenue.