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Old 18th August, 2009, 05:35 PM
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U.S. DOJ Approves of RIAA's $1.92M USD Fine Against Citizen
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The government gives the RIAA the green light to sue its citizens out of house and home -- if they fileshare
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Many balked at the gargantuan fine leveled upon Jammie Thomas-Rassert. Beaten by the music industry copyright protection organization, the RIAA, a jury of her peers handed the working woman an incredible fine of $1.92M USD; one that she likely will not be able to pay off during her working career... [Front page...]
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The Pirate Party seem to be gathering strength in the UK now...
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This just keeps getting uglier. Pirate Bay be be the beginning of something quite real...
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This just keeps getting uglier. Pirate Bay be be the beginning of something quite real...
Time and money will tell. I expect less transparency and slightly changing agendas to come soon. But I could be wrong.
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Sell out seems to be the name of the game...sigh...
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Sell out seems to be the name of the game...sigh...
Not sure what the final price for Pirate Bay was, but you can rest assured it will be higher the second time they sell out. Seems the easiest way to make money these days is to be anti-something, gather a following then strike a deal with those you are against..
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You sound like an Obama adviser there! ":O}
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