RIAA at it again... er still

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Piracy losses over-estimated?

http://torrentfreak.com/us-government-t ... ed-100616/

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Paramount finally showing some sense:

http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story ... art_pos=39

Rentals available same day as sales.

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UK RIAA goes after Google using US DMCA law:

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/06/19/ ... art_pos=13


This could definitely set a bad precedent. Choosing other countries laws willy-nilly? What's the point of having your own?

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Former Pink Floyd manager says the RIAA is wasting its time:

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/07/14/ ... yd-Manager

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Those lawyers suing on behalf of The Hurt Locker?

http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-copyright-g ... te-100730/

Yeah, they stole their website.

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It's kinda awesome when things bite the lawyers representing these people in the @$$:

http://torrentfreak.com/acslaw-anti-pir ... ls-100925/

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Spanish copyright society embezzling money?

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news ... t-case.ars


Huh.

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Judge calls amount "appalling" and lowers it:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news ... -54000.ars

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Bad article title, but a Village Person wants to claim ownership of his music due termination rights (ie. 35 years)

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/17/arts ... .html?_r=1

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Hurt Locker lawsuits coming to Canada:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news ... canada.ars

Didn't know this about this bill:

Geist pointed out that the prospect of thousands of P2P file sharing suits making their way to Canada makes him all the more grateful for Canada's Bill C-32. The copyright modernization bill makes the distinction between commercial and noncommercial infringers, and limits statutory damages on noncommercial infringers to a maximum of CAN$5,000 for all infringements. "This case confirms that mass lawsuits with the threat of thousands in liability is a real possibility in Canada and why changes to the law are needed," Geist wrote.

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Torrentfreaks' well-timed article scares off lawyers:

http://torrentfreak.com/exposed-copyrig ... ts-111025/

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CRIAA told to pay artists they "stole" from $50 million:

http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/16 ... nt-damages

Their response:

"Time to sue our insurance agency."


Now it gets interesting

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Google asks the judge to make the RIAA clarify whether mp3's are tangible or intangible goods:

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/02/02/ ... oin-redigi

About time somebody called them on the Italian pharse: avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca ("to have the barrel full and the wife drunk")

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Excellent article on the insanity chairing MAFIAA:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news ... battle.ars

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Makes the US almost seem professional:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news ... d-fine.ars

The 70,000 daily visitors to popular music site RnBXclusive.com were met with a purposely terrifying message on Tuesday and part of Wednesday. The UK's Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) took the site down, arrested its operator, and threw up a splash page that warned downloaders of "up to 10 years imprisonment." Thought statutory damages of up to $150,000 per infringement in the US were ludicrous? SOCA warns that downloaders from the site could face an "unlimited fine under UK law."