lysaabi said:
quoted 9 lines I only briefly looked at the article, but they requested information> I only briefly looked at the article, but they requested information
> in order to identify the people who downloaded the most. Those people
> will be sued. I don't think it's been revealed yet what the threshold
> is that will separate those who get sued, and those who don't. They've
> got to keep the number of people they sue small enough so as not to
> create a wave of public sympathy for the defendants. I think the goal
> is to spend a minimum on legal fees in order to make example of a few
> people, so that others become afraid to download for threat of
> litigation.
It also looks like most people have been able to make some sort of
settlement for significantly less than the actual charge, probably so that
RIAA actually gets the money. Settling for 15k is quite a bit better than
getting slapped with a federal felony (dur!) and getting up to 5 yrs in jail.
I really don't get why copyright infringement is on par with treason, though.
derek
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