Forums
New posts
Search forums
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Off Topic
Off Topic Discussions
Illegal Downloading
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="James" data-source="post: 98316" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>The way I understand it is that the RIAA is representing the record labels. If this fine is going only to the RIAA then yeah I think that that's BS. The record labels are the ones that need to be compensated, not the lawyers.</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p><img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/noidea.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":noidea:" title="Noidea :noidea:" data-shortname=":noidea:" /> You aren't forced to sign with them are you? There's a price to use their knowledge and resources.</p><p> </p><p>That's like paying a locksmith a $100 to unlock your house/car. Since it probably only took him a couple minutes, you're paying him a massive hourly rate. However you aren't paying for his time but instead for his knowledge, otherwise you would've unlocked it yourself.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>Ditto. You wouldn't walk into Walmart, steal a CD, and go make bootleg copies of it (and give them away for free) would you? And don't tell me that that isn't the same thing as it technically is. If he was just listening to this music I'd say that this case should be thrown out as you'd be hard pressed to find somebody that hasn't done this. Illegal downloading (and not sharing it) is one thing but sharing it with the masses is another.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Depends on the numbers, which I'd think would be nearly impossible to prove. Lets say his songs were downloaded 650,000 times, a $1 a download would be fair as that's the price to legally download them.</p><p> </p><p>I'm really curious as to what they based that fine on.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>Don't think that that was meant in a bad way, you're one of the best (and vocal <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/smirk.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":smirk:" title="Smirk :smirk:" data-shortname=":smirk:" />) debaters on here. <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/thumb.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumb:" title="Thumb :thumb:" data-shortname=":thumb:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James, post: 98316, member: 2"] The way I understand it is that the RIAA is representing the record labels. If this fine is going only to the RIAA then yeah I think that that's BS. The record labels are the ones that need to be compensated, not the lawyers. :noidea: You aren't forced to sign with them are you? There's a price to use their knowledge and resources. That's like paying a locksmith a $100 to unlock your house/car. Since it probably only took him a couple minutes, you're paying him a massive hourly rate. However you aren't paying for his time but instead for his knowledge, otherwise you would've unlocked it yourself. Ditto. You wouldn't walk into Walmart, steal a CD, and go make bootleg copies of it (and give them away for free) would you? And don't tell me that that isn't the same thing as it technically is. If he was just listening to this music I'd say that this case should be thrown out as you'd be hard pressed to find somebody that hasn't done this. Illegal downloading (and not sharing it) is one thing but sharing it with the masses is another. Depends on the numbers, which I'd think would be nearly impossible to prove. Lets say his songs were downloaded 650,000 times, a $1 a download would be fair as that's the price to legally download them. I'm really curious as to what they based that fine on. Don't think that that was meant in a bad way, you're one of the best (and vocal :smirk:) debaters on here. :thumb: [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Off Topic
Off Topic Discussions
Illegal Downloading
Top