I only post here as well.

Basically, in the case of Capitol Records v. Thomas-Rasset, the jury found that the plaintiff was guilty of distributing 24 songs on a peer-to-peer network, and fined her $80,000 per song.

Since I have 34 songs on this site, they're worth $80,000 * 34 = $2,720,000!

(Good luck collecting on that money. Especially since I freely license these copies for non-commercial use!)

You can read commentary on these sites:

http://recordingindustryvspeople.bl.....24392128294747
http://www.p2pnet.net/story/23536
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl.....9/06/18/227219
http://government.zdnet.com/?p=4990

Do it means mine worth 2.400.000$? :3

Yep!

We're rich, rich, RICH!

*dances around with you*

Yepeeee!

xD And those who've faved have certainely download.It means we're richer than we thought! And even richer with watches! Riches! riches! riches!

xD

so wait...

if someone was breaching copyright laws on my music...

I could sue them for $80k x the number of songs they stole?

Yep!

That's what the lawsuit said.

So I can actually sue this guy?

http://www.youtube.com/user/APRIL7645

You can sue the guy.... and you might possibly win... but good luck collecting on the judgment.

lol yeah, as long as it's over $200, I should be good ^^;; After all, I need said money to actually take him to court :P

I know who the guy is, but he's pretending to be me- which may be a problem x.x not sure

Talk with a lawyer. You should be able to have a half-hour consultation with one for a flat, $20-$30 fee.

hmm.... would a parole officer know about the same stuff? ^^;; that way, I wouldnt have to pay a dime XD

Probably not.

crap x.x I'll be needing a lawyer then XD

I think the RIAA has gone bonkers at this point. I can understand their desire to curb piracy, but shaking down a Minnesotan housewife for $1.9 million? That's worse than their attempt to wring $2000 from a 12-year-old girl living in a low-income housing project!

I don't think that "sue your customers for more than they're worth" works as a business model...