One less person downloading music in the US !!

[Internet Tough Guy]

Better be nice to the girl.  She probably posts here.

[chaos]

is stealing ok with you?

Yes, as long as it's not from me.

[garebear]

its a statutory penalty.  a song is treated same as any other copywritten materials.  if you think the penalty was excessive, then look at it from the point of view of the artist or composer who creates the work.

ok I'll look at it from the view of Mariah Carey. Hmmm, I've only got 100 million dollars in the bank and I work once a week. What if i fail to collect an extra 2 million over my 18 million for the next fiscal year? my world will collapse!

[Croatch]

Thanks.  That reminds me, I need to download a few tracks of Limewire.
It's laughable that the music industry is crying about copyrights.  I should sue them for producing the trash I've heard for the past fucking decade.

[Tapeworm]

its a statutory penalty.  a song is treated same as any other copywritten materials.  if you think the penalty was excessive, then look at it from the point of view of the artist or composer who creates the work.

How is it that Sony or whoever owns the distribution rights to something like the Brandenbug Concertos?  It's kind of hard to get an answer out of 'ol Bach these days, but I bet he would disapprove of those who presume to claim ownership of his work.

[Alex23]

You can have my utorrent when you pry it from my cold dead harddrive.

Thanks.  That reminds me, I need to download a few tracks of Limewire.
It's laughable that the music industry is crying about copyrights.  I should sue them for producing the trash I've heard for the past fucking decade.

HAHAHAHA exactly!!!

[jtsunami]

this is laughable, like sueing a homeless person for 1million dollars, you might win, but you ain't getting no money, this is just for the news to try and scare people, believe me she isn't going to pay or even attempt to pay them, she will end up paying a few thousand and get some publicity out of it come out even.

jt

[quadzilla456]

Why did she share the files? That's how she got caught. She should have moved the files to another location on her hard drive as soon as she downloaded them. Plus who want to share files with other users all the time? It eats into your bandwith!

[Hedgehog]

its a statutory penalty.  a song is treated same as any other copywritten materials.  if you think the penalty was excessive, then look at it from the point of view of the artist or composer who creates the work.

I totally disagree with you.

I think filesharing between private individuals should be totally free.

Of course it should be free.

If I have a book, and you want to borrow it, you can.

I I have a CD, and you want to borrow it, you can.

What's next, are the corporations and the governments gonna try to charge me if I play a song at home on my guitar?



This is just Fascism.

[jtsunami]

I totally disagree with you.

I think filesharing between private individuals should be totally free.

Of course it should be free.

If I have a book, and you want to borrow it, you can.

I I have a CD, and you want to borrow it, you can.

What's next, are the corporations and the governments gonna try to charge me if I play a song at home on my guitar?



This is just Fascism.

x2 and not only that, when people are over charged and downright stolen from basically for decades for overpriced music beyond belief it is only give and take that is taking place, every action has a reaction.  In this case greed has screwed these men now for the conceivable future.

jt

[Don Miracle]

No. But does the punishment fit the crime? People who commit crimes that endanger lives get off easier. Assuming she has a good record, why ruin her life for downloading songs?

To a corporation, their profits are worth more than a life.  Seriously.

[BigJoeD]

Here in Brasil we have no problem with the downloads.  US must be harsher.

[jtsunami]

To a corporation, their profits are worth more than a life.  Seriously.

who owns most corporations in the US   

[Hereford]

this is total bullshit just like our judicial system. everyone and there brother were swapping songs on the computer, and they want to nail a few poor suckers to  make an example. michael vick got 2 years for killing  some dogs, note i'm a dog lover and hope he roasts in hades for his offenses, but donte stallworth got drunk killed a guy with his vehicle, in effect killing someones father and he gets 30 days in jail. some guys in pa beat a mexican immigrant to death for being a mexican and got off scott free at first. than due to public outrage got retryed and were sentenced to a few monthes for assault, they couldn't retry them for murder because they already got off on that charge. where's the justice certaintly not in the us judicial system. i rest my case.

I'm sorry, what's the problem with that? 

[Don Miracle]

who owns most corporations in the US   

Vicious corporate pigs.

[evandatp]

you can steal intellectual property which is what a song is

How can you steal an idea? Cut it out out of the creator's brain?

[Tapeworm]

Why did she share the files? That's how she got caught. She should have moved the files to another location on her hard drive as soon as she downloaded them. Plus who want to share files with other users all the time? It eats into your bandwith!

Brutal .00000000001 ratio

[webcake]

music is evil...

[funk51]

I'm sorry, what's the problem with that? 

               he still is a human being and should be treated as such. you advocate killing someone just because of his ethinticity

[The True Adonis]

Agreed.  A total waste of time.  It's certainly not going to stop me from sharing/trading digital files: movies, music, and more.  I do it every weekend.  

Nobody gets all hot and bothered Bay, by your sharing of Planet of the Bears or Twinkinator: Rise of the Bulls.   I`d say your pretty safe.

[#1 Klaus fan]

Oh my, look what I got. Am I theaf now?

[jtsunami]

Nobody gets all hot and bothered Bay, by your sharing of Planet of the Bears or Twinkinator: Rise of the Bulls.   I`d say your pretty safe.

dude just back off, he shares music he said not porn, wtf is your problem?

[GroinkTropin]

I totally disagree with you.

I think filesharing between private individuals should be totally free.

Of course it should be free.

If I have a book, and you want to borrow it, you can.

I I have a CD, and you want to borrow it, you can.

What's next, are the corporations and the governments gonna try to charge me if I play a song at home on my guitar?



This is just Fascism.

Yup. I quit buying music after one too many artist put out a couple decent tracks to make it to radio and then filled the cd with garbage filler. I still buy trance and some rock, TOOL mostly but I only spend money when the artist truly deserves it. Most do not, and they suffer accordingly. That is called CAPITALISM.

[The True Adonis]

I am glad to be in the company of so many fellow Socialists. 

[Radical Plato]

depends on your point of view.  she was stealing.  plain and simple.  is stealing ok with you?

Whos stealing! I'll tell you whos stealing, the fatcat rich music companies and artists charging ridiculous sums for a 20c CD and 30 minutes work.  I dont see PINK and other famous recording artists doing it tough.  FUCK SONY and the rest of the monopoly screwing the poor majority into the ground.  Matthew 5:5 "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."  Too right we will, via the INTERNET and torrent sites