Copyrights and Wrongs

Copyrights and Wrongs
Mark Rasch, 2007-12-11

On October 1, 2007, Jammie Thomas -- a single mother living in Brainerd, Minnesota -- was sued in civil court for copyright infringement by the Recording Industry Association of America. Three days later, the jury returned the verdict; Ms. Thomas was liable for willfully infringing the copyrights on 24 songs. The fine: $222,000.

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Re: Copyrights and Wrongs 2007-12-13
Mark D. Rasch

When the interests of the copyright holders is aligned with that of users, there may be change. Thus, if users refuse restricted content, or boycott restrictive EULA's, these things will change. Technology may make some of these restrictions obsolete as well.

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Enough legalities 2008-01-08
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