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Pirate Bay buyer claims it's been smeared
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| GLOBAL GAMING FACTORY (GGF), the Swedish firm attempting to buy file sharing
| site The Pirate Bay, has claimed it has been the subject of a smear campaign
| orchestrated chiefly by former GGF board member and chief technology officer
| Johan SellstrÃm.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1530932/pirate-bay-buyer-claims-smeared
Piratebay sunk? â a look at F.A.C.T and is piracy good for Microsoft?
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| FACT, I say to you that I believe whilst you have had an impact (albeit
| small, since Im constantly being harassed by sellers in our local area) at
| local car boots and places where counterfeit DVDâs are sold, your stance on
| file sharing and how you intend to tackle it is, IMO very vague.
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http://openbytes.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/piratebay-sunk-a-look-at-f-a-c-t-and-is-piracy-good-for-microsoft/
Music Publishers Group Files Copyright Suit
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| The National Music Publishers Association filed copyright-infringement suits
| against two businesses, including one owned by MySpace cofounder Brad
| Greenspan, that publish lyrics online for profit.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125115323416955029.html
Recent:
Seven Crimes That Will Get You a Smaller Fine than File-Sharing
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| 1. Child abduction: the fine is only like $25000.
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| 2. Stealing the actual CD: the fine is $2,500
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| 3. Rob your neighbor: the fine is $375,000
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| 4. Burn a house down: The fine is just over $375,000
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| 5. Stalk someone: The fine is $175,000
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| 6. Start a dogfighting ring: the fine is $50,000
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| 7. Murder someone: The maximum penalty is only $25,000 and 15 years in jail,
| and depending on your yearly salary, would probably be far slighter a penalty
| that $2 million.
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http://www.prefixmag.com/news/seven-crimes-that-will-get-you-a-smaller-fine-than/32033/
Stephen Fry on copyright
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| At an event in London last night, the writer, actor, and gadget fan Stephen
| Fry launched a surprisingly ferocious attack on the music and movie
| industries over the way they have acted to defend their copyright.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/
Richard Marx (!) attacks RIAA after $1.92M Thomas verdict
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| Jammie Thomas-Rasset was held liable to sharing 24 songs, including one by
| pop crooner Richard Marx. But the lawsuit wasn't done in Marx's nameâthis
| week, he called out the recording industry's "greedy actions."
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/richard-marx-attacks-riaa-after-19m-thomas-verdict.ars
Moby: The RIAA Needs to be Disbanded
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| The two million dollar fine handed out to Jammie Thomas by a Minnesota jury
| this week hasnât done the music industryâs image much good. While lawyers and
| high level managers at the major labels cracked open the Champagne, artists
| such as Moby and Radiohead shook their heads in shame at what the music world
| has become.
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http://torrentfreak.com/moby-the-riaa-needs-to-be-disbanded-090620/
Morrissey tells fans to boycott new box set reissues
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| The former Smiths singer claimed in a statement issued to fan site
| True-to-you.net, which he often communicates through, that he wouldn't
| receive any money from the reissues, released on November 2, and that he was
| not asked for approval for their release.
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http://www.nme.com/news/morrissey/46616
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