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Less Competition?
Mp3.com was found to have willfully infringed on the Universal Music Group's copyrights today.
What does this mean? DMusic may have less competition pretty soon. For copyright infringement alone, fines can run $750-$30,000 per infringement, but for willful infringement that $30,000 limit leaps to $150,000. There are still two more phases to this trial (determining how many infringements there were and then determining fine per infringement) so it's not over yet.
Mp3.com is arguing for the minimum $500 fine, claiming that the damage to Universal was minimal. Knowing the greedy, souless, blood-sucking, "I'd sell my own mother" music industry, Universal will probably push for the maximum fine.
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link(news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2710308.html?tag=st.ne.1002.thed.ni, CNET article) |
User Comments
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spyed
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Date: September 6, 2000 @ 1:19 PM
Amazing... $450 million for a service that was around for ... what a month? Maybe two? |
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Anonymous
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Date: September 6, 2000 @ 2:37 PM
may god have mercy. |
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pressf8
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Date: September 6, 2000 @ 3:26 PM
They wont get max damages--no, they wont. Considering they didn't sell them, and only provided access to people who had already bought rights to the songs... no way that constitutes 450 mil.
Brian
http://www.screwmetallica.org |
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milladrive
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Date: September 6, 2000 @ 3:28 PM
This is absolute bullshit. You just know Rakoff's gonna make an example of them.
:( |
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Anonymous
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Date: September 6, 2000 @ 3:31 PM
This is ridiculous. As long as I live, I vow never to willingly purchase another item from anything related to Universal. MP3.com is just like a little lamb staring innocently at an enraged farmer, who is obviously drunk and believes that its actually some sort of demon. I unfortunately can believe that mp3.com was found liable for copying and encoding the CDs, however, as that is TECHNICALLY illegal. But the entire concept is ludicrous. They did absolutely no damage to the label.
-Matt |
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aircutter
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Date: September 6, 2000 @ 6:37 PM
afaik rakoff already decided to set the fine to 25 000 dollar per infringement. this means it will cost mp3.com between 118 and 250 million dollars, depending on how many cds will be counted as universal cds.
mp3.com-artists, demand on your payback before its too late. and better watch out for a new server ... |
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jark
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Date: September 6, 2000 @ 10:23 PM
Seems to me that the Judge did not, or does not, want to hear a thing that MP3.com has to say regarding all of this. I get the impression that things were decided even before the trial started.
Anyhow, $450 million for a service that was hardly used. Universal is amazing...and this should go to show just what a bunch of spineless fucks the music industry is comprised of. |
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rob_n
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Date: September 6, 2000 @ 10:45 PM
What a JOKE! I'm speechless. Never again will i guy a cd that has ONE CENT go to the record company. This is the last straw. Just what kind of "damages" did the poor record companies have? Do they have jacked up school fees and books that cost more than a downpayment on a house? FUCK NO! Screw them and their millions of dollars. I'll spend my money on better things like cdrs for all of my "pirated" music that i feel absolutely no remorse whatsoever. The definition of a criminal has been expanded to include the record companies. One last time FUCK THEM! |
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jamuraa
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Date: September 7, 2000 @ 12:49 AM
From the government that brought you the DMCA(tm) and CDA's I and II, introducing:
Sound Criminal Regulation Enforcement With Yanking Our Underpants (SCREWYOU)! This is the greatest in a long line of excellent government products in the Boring UnLawful Legal Security Hell In Technology (BULLSHIT) line!
Jamuraa |
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milladrive
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Date: September 7, 2000 @ 9:48 AM
Don't forget to buy used. ;) |
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