Comments on: Comments on the RIAA’s p2plawsuit.com FAQ Propaganda

By: Maximus

Maximus — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:01:27 +0000

I would like to see a continuation of the topic

By: mark’lectic » Blog Archive » Settling with the RIAA May Bring You More Trouble

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:21:02 +0000

[...] not sure that this amnesty plan was ever put into practice, but as I alluded to in my last post, the RIAA demands that settlement terms for, at least some lawsuits include an admission of [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 10:16:43 +0000

Superlex1000,

I think the reason is that copyright law has traditionally been about large corporations and/or counterfeit copies. You right, now that the average college student is likely to be a copyright criminal, the punishments seem a bit out of whack.

By: p2plawsuit.com FAQ/Propaganda at yarbroughs dot org

p2plawsuit.com FAQ/Propaganda at yarbroughs dot org — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:31:00 +0000

[...] markâ€™lectic.com has a nice breakdown of the propaganda site’s “Frequently Asked Questions.” Which aren’t, frequently asked, of course. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

By: Superlex1000

Superlex1000 — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:56:27 +0000

The scale of the fines seems rather unusual – a bit like a 10 year stint in Federal Prison for running a red light.

Of course, we have a Constitutional protection against cruel and unusual punishment (the 8th amendment.)

What we don’t have (yet) is a constitutional challenge to the DMCA on the grounds that the punishments it mets out (and which encourage the RIAA to prosecute) are totally out of line with any other punishment in the criminal code.

By: D

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:51:19 +0000

Excellent. Thank you!