You'd think they wouldn't have a leg to stand on, what with admitting they've been doing this, but it is the entertainment industry we're talking about - they've managed to make copyright infringement into a make crime.


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: Now this is the type of news that makes me happy. up theirs!
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: The recording companies targeted in the suit acknowledge that
: the pending list reflects unpaid royalties "in excess of
: $50 million," but the real extent of the damage could go
: far higher - possibly to the tune of $6 billion. This is because
: the class is asking for both statutory and punitive damages for
: the labels' behavior (as Geist points out, the same standards
: being used to go after individual file sharers), meaning that
: the labels could be asked to pay up to $20,000 per infringement.
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