Re: (TV) OT: "Student Must Pay $675k For Songs"

[andy fekete <andy.fekete@gmail.com>]

"Obviously now I feel free in my conscience to download everything wat I
want, I have already paid for it in the hardware."

I can imagine this is how anyone would feel under such a system.

Now that all media storage is taxed in Spain, is it still a crime in Spain
to download an mp3 without paying for it?

-A

On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Iqigo <gobeco@gmail.com> wrote:

> Its a lost war for the industry, maybe they will win in some but...... it4s
> imposible to put gates to the heaven!!!They must put more creativity to
> sell.
>
> Here in Spain we are in worst position. We have the (Canon digital(, Its a
> special tax to the all digital support (cd,dvd,usb memory,hard disk,etc)
> and
> all kind of reproduction machine(computers,dvd,mp3 players,hi-fi
> recorders,etc) to the customer buying. Zapatero4s spanish goverment treat
> us
> like thieves without beeing able to demostrate it. It makes me feeling like
> living in a comunist country, defenseless. Obviously now I feel free in my
> conscience to download everything wat I want, I have already paid for it in
> the hardware.
>
> In France goverment are studyng now a law to disconect internet conexion to
> homes that it will be probe that they have downloaded copyright content.
>
> 2009/8/1 BlackMonk <BlackMonk@email.msn.com>
>
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leo Casey" <LeoCasey@comcast.net>
> > To: <tv@obbard.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 1:23 PM
> > Subject: (TV) OT: "Student Must Pay $675k For Songs"
> >
> >
> >  "Student Must Pay $675k For Songs", Aug. 1, 2009 , Boston Globe
> >>
> >>
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> >> <
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http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/08/01/bu_student
>
_fined_675000_for<http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/200
9/08/01/bu_student%0A_fined_675000_for>
> >> _illegal_music_downloads/>
> >>
> >>
>
>
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/08/01/bu_student
>
_fined_675000_for_<http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/20
09/08/01/bu_student%0A_fined_675000_for_>
> >> illegal_music_downloads/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Should I/we be worried?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> This is what the music industry will use as a threat to get thousands if
> >> not millions of
> >> downloaders to settle out of court.
> >>
> >>
> > "But Timothy M. Reynolds, one of the lawyers for the record labels,
> > countered that "the defendant is a hard-core, habitual, long-term
> infringer
> > who knew what he was doing was wrong but did it anyway.''
> > Reynolds was among a team of lawyers for Sony BMG Music Entertainment,
> > Warner Bros. Records Inc., Arista Records LLC, and UMG Recordings Inc. "
> >
> > Why isn't there an organized boycott of  Sony BMG Music Entertainment,
> > Warner Bros. Records Inc., Arista Records LLC, and UMG Recordings Inc? If
> > this offends people so much, then they should avoid anything on the
> label.
> > Don't buy it. Don't  download it for free, since that would only support
> > their case.
> >
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