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Re:Vote to amend the DMCA and help music apps like Groovesha... by kenjackson on Tuesday January 04, 2011 @11:45PM (#2069938)
It's hard for me to gather sympathy for an industry that fines people thousands of dollars per song.

http://www.eff.org/wp/riaa-v-people-years-later

"The organization also targeted a fully disabled widow and veteran for downloading over 500 songs she already owned. The veteran’s mobility was limited; by downloading the songs onto her computer, she was able to access the music in the room in which she primarily resides. The RIAA offered to settle for $2,000, but only if the veteran provided a wealth of private information regarding her disability and her finances"

If Grooveshark has found a legal loophole that will let this disabled widow listen to her music in comfort, which she already purchased once, more power to them. Sign me up for as many petitions as I can legally sign.

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