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Re:Sweet sanity: 75% of Americans say infringement fines sho... by darth_static on Wednesday November 16, 2011 @08:14PM (#3245953)
The fines for pirating music are ridiculous. I remember reading somewhere that the fines for pirating Prince's entire discography are more than Prince has made from those albums. Where's the sense in that?
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Re:Sweet sanity: 75% of Americans say infringement fines sho... by marchdown on Wednesday November 16, 2011 @09:16PM (#3246122)
These fines were never paid. It's like saying that all the popcorn in a movie theater would cost more than the theater itself. It doesn't make much sense to compare the two numbers.
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