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Originally Posted by 00EM1
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31453049/
Apparently the record companies in the states are fighting back against downloading and have 10 thousand cases pending in civil court. The first couple verdicts have come through the first woman had to pay $1.92 million, the second verdict for a college student was $600,000.
The jury's are not allowed to have downloaded music illegally, and none of this money ends up in the artist's hand.
Every single person sued has said they are declaring bankruptcy cause who can afford that so in the end the record companies won't see a dime and will be out the court costs.
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You know what's so stupid about this, many a current artists are against the record companies themselves for this and are pro-sharing.
You can certainly tell which musicians in the current industry are in it for the art, and which ones are in it for the buck.