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Originally Posted by Vodstok

Capitol Records' mistake was to claim Debbie Foster was liable for any infringement occuring on her internet account, regardless of who actually downloaded and subsequently shared the files

a judge says they're going to have to pay up if they sue people for sharing files, but then can't prove that the infringement happened.

That's all well and good that it worked for HER...But, what kind of precedent might this set?

What about child pornographers who say, "You can't prove that I was the one that downloaded all that stuff on my computer"


As for the P2P filesharing...I don't think 'who did it' should be the issue...I think the issue should be 'EVERYONE does it...who cares?...it's no big deal'...It's no different than when we used to call the local radio station, request a song, and record cassettes off the radio...

Also, I SERIOUSLY doubt that the bands are struggling because they're losing so much money:rolleyes: ...What about the people who have downloaded stuff on the recommendation of a friend, to listen to a band, then end up buying a CD when they may not have ever even HEARD of that band if it weren't for file sharing?...

They should just count it as 'advertising costs' and let it go...

It's just like the YouTube thing...People remove their stuff because it was being used without permission...What? They DON'T want people to see their stuff and generate an interest, when they may have never been exposed to it any other way?...They spend so much money marketing their product, then get pissed about the free advertising...Idiots...