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BBC News: Q&A: Will I be sued for music-swapping?
As the articles’ title notes, an interesting Q&A has been published by BBC News regarding the possible suing of individuals by the RIAA and the state of digital music.
Theoretically, you could. But the RIAA says it is suing file swappers who have consistently trade large amounts.
It recently took action against a college student in Michigan who ran a network offering more than 650,000 files - the equivalent of more than 43,000 albums. They have chased other users who have again uploaded thousands of files.”
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Why does every article on this topic fail to mention the fact that CD prices have risen, we’re in a recession, and the labels push CDs with many filler songs?
Posted by zync on July 11, 2003 at 4:59 PM (PDT)
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Not only that, but the slant that the RIAA has taken has also led to a decrease in CD sales.
Posted by zync on July 11, 2003 at 5:00 PM (PDT)
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I legally purchased cassette tapes back in 1984 and obviously, the tapes have degraded and the music is no longer playable. Why should I re-purchase a CD at an inflated cost when I could download these tracks? I’ve already purchased a license for the music (twice if I’ve upgraded from an album) and I’m not going to do it a third time.
Posted by Bender on July 12, 2003 at 12:03 PM (PDT)