ugh, they give out $13, which isn't enough to buy a CD (GU by sasha is still $18 around here). Now they are going to spend money to get MP3s, which once "seized" is not going to do anything for them. what, are they going to? resell the mp3s? $1000 to raid a single house, just to get 2 $15 linkin park cds

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I'm sure this will have a big effect on things. I mean, just look at how stiff drug penalties have reduced drug use in the United States.

Oh, wait.

Well, if terrorists bombed the RIAA or EUIP headquarters, would anyone really care? Not me anyhow...


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whoa, and I thought we had it bad here in the states

*hides in bomb shelter*


oh wait! I don't live in Europe hahahahahahahahaha
































Seriously though, that sucks so much compared to what the RIAA's doing. I hope it (RIAA) doesn't follow these actions

Great, remind me again why i voted YES when there was time on deciding wheter we should join EU this may or not

Oh yes no more borders when going to italy or austria and no more limits on the cars you can import...damn it i knew it that those parts of me that love parties abroad and tuning old sport cars would come back to hunt me someday


But then im not worried yet, things still may turn for the better

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hmm, i find it _VERY_ unlikely that they will use this law against private persons... but yeah, this directive sucks

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Originally posted by St_Andrew hmm, i find it _VERY_ unlikely that they will use this law against private persons... but yeah, this directive sucks

In Denmark we have had a similar law for quite some time, and it *has* been used for going after private persons. In some cases, the danish RIAA (APG) has logged onto filesharing services, taken screenshots of peoples shares, and then proceeded with legal actions against them.
Be afraid - be very afraid.

RIAA is useless, lazy, loathsome organization, who instead of promoting artists, uses cheap tactics by sueing consumers. None of that settlement money is received by artists.

Arist gets on average 20 cents per CD. Most of the money goes to hogs knowns as labels.

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Originally posted by trancaholic In Denmark we have had a similar law for quite some time, and it *has* been used for going after private persons. In some cases, the danish RIAA (APG) has logged onto filesharing services, taken screenshots of peoples shares, and then proceeded with legal actions against them. Be afraid - be very afraid.

Do they actually committ home invasion though?

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Originally posted by occrider Do they actually committ home invasion though?

So far only with a court order. However, (perhaps to avoid negative publicity) ISPs in Denmark has started to share information with APG whenever it requests it. This means that APG can log on to a file sharing service, take a screenshot of the contents of your sharedirectory, ask your ISP who you are, and then have you fined. Yup, screenshots, despite them being easily manipulated, are accepted as evidence in these cases.
After its first wins, APG recently just took screenshots, printed them out along with a fine and sent it to the perpetrators, who were given the choice of paying up front or face a trial. Mafia tactics most definately.
So, APG don't have much need for home invasion anymore.