Music Download Suit Settlements Announced

bluestateguy

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Tue Sep-30-03 02:41 AM
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Music Download Suit Settlements Announced

By TED BRIDIS, AP Technology Writer

WASHINGTON - The recording industry on Monday announced settlements with 52 of the 261 Internet users it sued over allegations they illegally permitted others to download music from their computers using popular file-sharing software.

The Recording Industry Association of America (news - web sites), which plans to file hundreds more lawsuits in October, did not specify how much it collected. Defense lawyers familiar with some cases said payments ranged from $2,500 to $7,500 each, with at least one settlement for as much as $10,000.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=9&u=/ap/20030930/ap_on_en_mu/downloading_music_4

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Tue Sep-30-03 05:30 AM
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1. And the artists get...what percentage of this???

NONE is what percentage they will get...the Record Industry is hopefully corrupt ($17 for a cd that costs them 30 cents, then shady accounting practices where the band is lucky to get ANYTHING from them...)

Bastards...greedy self serving bastards...

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