Huge fine for music file sharer

[Hawke]

A court in the US has ordered a woman to pay $222,000 (£109,0 00) in damages for illegally file-sharing music.

The jury ordered Jammie Thomas, 32, from Minnesota, to pay for offering to share 24 specific songs online - a cost of $9,250 per song.

But the fine could have been millions, as record companies said she illegally shared a total of 1,702 songs.
Read more (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7029229.stm)

My god.... all limewire users... you know what that means o_o

[tonnerre]

maybe it's just me but in the grand scheme of things isn't $9,250 for a track that's about $0.10 through legit distribution overkill?

[Pyro]

Bearshare users could be next...:shocked:

[Pyro]

Bearshare users could be next...:shocked:

[Apocalypse]

weyy dred..so wha i goh use tuh d/l meh music and ting now dred?

[Apocalypse]

weyy dred..so wha i goh use tuh d/l meh music and ting now dred?

[Ritsuse Ukitake]

:gonk:....BUMMER! I think... i'm gonna... uninstall....e-mule right about now... T_T
Kazaa....of all things.. Yeesh~ No wonder I never Liked it... Bad Chikara!..

[Hawke]

Dont' worry.. I am not going to uninstall mine.

[Ritsuse Ukitake]

showoff... =.=.... I'm missing My Mule now.. T_T

[maribunta]

I pay for my music..........got tired of software glitches in dem file sharing programs. I use real player music store!

[Pyro]

^so we can ask you for stuff?

[Hawke]

I pay for my music..........got tired of software glitches in dem file sharing programs. I use real player music store!


True... I use iTunes and buy all my stuff as well... Real Player only works in the US, so I can't purchase stuff from them

[maribunta]

^so we can ask you for stuff?

Yeah sure!! It go cost yuh!:yes:

[apple]

i use utorrent :rolleyes:

[bstoute]

if u use file sharing programs... make sure that users cannot browse your files... or move the files from yr shared folder. This defeats the purpose of file sharing.... but it keep the feds out of your hard drive.

torrents are generally slow... and I have a hi speed fios line. I cyar image using torrents on dial up.. must be like watching paint dry.

[Hawke]

I cannot comprehend using dial-up on a whole. Used it once and I nearly destroyed the pc. And you're right.. Torrents are way too slow.... I use LimeWire Pro and my dl speed for normal stuff is sometimes 230kps, and when I download torrents it's 20kbps or lower

[Ritsuse Ukitake]

if u use file sharing programs... make sure that users cannot browse your files... or move the files from yr shared folder. This defeats the purpose of file sharing.... but it keep the feds out of your hard drive.


ah Arigatou~ The Feds in the US would not want me... is the Japanese Forces i'm afraid of... o_o


torrents are generally slow... and I have a hi speed fios line. I cyar image using torrents on dial up.. must be like watching paint dry.
hee~~ I did that once... took me about 2 months to download 1 25 min Show.. -.-

[bstoute]

if u use file sharing programs... make sure that users cannot browse your files... or move the files from yr shared folder. This defeats the purpose of file sharing.... but it keep the feds out of your hard drive.


ah Arigatou~ The Feds in the US would not want me... is the Japanese Forces i'm afraid of... o_o


torrents are generally slow... and I have a hi speed fios line. I cyar image using torrents on dial up.. must be like watching paint dry.
hee~~ I did that once... took me about 2 months to download 1 25 min Show.. -.-


yeah of course only the ppl in the US hav eto worry about the feds

[yaye]

yeah of course only the ppl in the US hav eto worry about the feds


Manuel Noriega would say otherwise. :laugh:

[Apocalypse]

True... I use iTunes and buy all my stuff as well... Real Player only works in the US, so I can't purchase stuff from them


guess i goh hadda check u for music now :yes:

[Ritsuse Ukitake]

:gonk: i-tunes... that's like hell for me They never find the stoopid server and it's in Japanese so... yah... no.. wait.. it's heaven :xD: .. I just don't buy cuz they always Start with the Gorillaz on mines that's an instant Turn off.. but.. yah

[Hawke]

True... I use iTunes and buy all my stuff as well... Real Player only works in the US, so I can't purchase stuff from them


guess i goh hadda check u for music now :yes:


songs downloaded from itunes doesnt work on another pc. I'll have to give you my credit card details, and that is not happening :rolleyes:

[Ritsuse Ukitake]

songs downloaded from itunes doesnt work on another pc.
How fun.. -.-