retired_google

Think we're coming to the day where the music industry decides it's more profitable to sue people than to put out music people gaf about.

retired_assy22

http://www.myspace.com/tereastarr

ahhhaha.

retired_kswelker

You wouldn't kill six million Jews, so why would you share a copyrighted song? :o

retired_rmschaffer

How do they place such a high value on each song? I am sure you could commit more serious crimes and be fined less.

It is horrible. Her life is really messed up now.

I know the world is an unfair place. But I hate the idea that the record company is out there snooping on people online and then forcing them to settle or ruining their lives. And they can do it so easily.

I can't think of what could stop them. Presumably the government is giving them favourable legistlation.

retired_shacor

Haha, people still use kazaa?

retired_kjcurnyn

Once again, it comes down to the old chestnut.

People in [insert industry] don't understand that the idea isn't to minimise piracy, it's to maximise sales.

If the heavy handed anti piracy techniques puts a single paying customer off buying your product, but doesn't convince any pirates to actually buy it rather than forgoing the experience, you lose out, despite cutting piracy. If your softy softy approach encourages would be pirates to buy your product instead, despite also encouraging even more people who wouldn't have even considered your product before to pirate it, you've made a gain.

Simple, no?

Well, try telling that to the RIAA, film industry or certain video game companies *cough*bioshock*cough*...