wow!!

buy music and support the band, do it at least for ur fave bands

Oh, wow. I personally think this is stupid.
Don't fine one person until you can get everyone.
Or, at least, a couple more.

thats crazy!

Oh, wow. I personally think this is stupid.
Don't fine one person until you can get everyone.
Or, at least, a couple more.

She shouldn't have to pay THAT much in fines for downloading free music. That's outrageous!

that much for 80 songs?! wow thats messed up

i think that's definently unfair. she should have the right to say that their are thousands of people out there that are stealing just as many songs as her. why she get all the blame?

my momma didnt raise no thief

its insane
everybody download songs

wow, she stole .99 cent songs. make her pay for what ever she stole. Don't add fines too it. that's just stupid.

My personal opinion is I agree downloading music is the same as stealing, (everyone has to eat right?) but to hit her with a fine of 1.9 million, I believe they just want to make an example of her but showing exactly how serious it is to download music illegally. I think a slap on the wrist and a small fine would have done the job.

wow

I think it has its ups and downs. I download songs from my favorite bands, like the entire albums, when i have no money, but I am making a list of cds i do not physically own, so that I can go out and buy them, the download is not the same as having the cd from the band, especially if you have opportunities to get it signed by them.

On the my previous comment....I have already bought the actual albums from my favorite band...so don't get all anal about what I said, but I have bought the cds, and I still am in the process of purchasing more.

That's stupid, she's going to be in debt until they put her in jail b/c she can't afford to pay. she has a family and the music industry stole her from them.

I think that is too cruel of a punishment, 24 songs and she has to pay 1.9 million dollars! I find that completely out of line and everyone in their right mind knows she will never be able to pay it off, I think the case should be dropped.

you know what? i think that trial is a joke !! no one should pay for 80 songs like that , to be fair i think the person should just pay the real value for the songs , i mean if the person stole the songs and they say "technically" , so the owners are stealing from the person who has become a victim from them!! So it's not really fair at all !!

If you think about it, millions of people download music from peer-to-peer clients, and probably download just as many songs as her, if not more. Let's say there's 5 million people who have downloaded at least 24 songs off peer-to-peer programs (I'm sure there's at least this many). If every person got fined $80,000 a song (24 * 80,000 = 1,920,000 * 5,000,000 = $9,600,000,000,000) yes, that is $9.6 trillion dollars. Is there even that much money in the entire world combined? I'm really not sure, but that is absolutely ubsurd and unfair. I mean, I can see being fined 99 cents a song, as that's how much if would be if she would of downloaded them legally, but $80,000? Stop being so greedy and give her a break.

Well, that's my 2 cents, so... yea xP

it's completely outrageous. each song is .99 cents. paying $80,000 per song? seriously come on now. appeal!

that's ridiculous. just wanting to listen to music? i mean, don't you think artists get paid enough already? the most she should have gotten fined is like $30.

Damn. If I was fined that much, you might as well just lock me up or kill me. Cause I will probably never see that much money in my life. If they were going to fine her, they should have made her pay the cost of the songs. I feel bad for her.

that sucks

this is stupid

that's an eye opener.

that's an eye opener.

It is a very complex subject actually. By law illegally downloading music constitutes it as stealing intellectual property. Yet music is supposed to be about art, inspiration and self-expression; lawsuits seem to take away from that sentiment especially when the lawsuits are for much more than what the initial retail value was. We also have to look at why people are downloading the music: 1.They don't like that artist's entire album and just like select songs. 2.It's quicker than going to purchase a cd in a store. 3.They feel hustled by the retail pricing of cds, dvds, etc...Even still it is stealing and we cannot choose which laws to follow and not follow. We can try to get them repealed. I do not think it is okay for the RIAA to pick and choose at random who they persecute and don't. That is a bit tyrannical. Also the fact that they know when you illegally download music shows that they are spying on you and that is a privacy issue in its own. Verdict: The lady is guilty and whoever else does it. But the Music Industry is also guilty of forcing fans to download with inflated pricing and putting out bubblegum bullshit at times.

I think that is ridiculously too much money. They should've lowered the fine a little. It's only 80 songs. They only cost .99 cents, and even less if you buy the full album on iTunes.

That's absolutely ridiculous. It's just the greedy corporate bastards in record industries that benefit - the middle man is becoming obsolete in music since the rise of the Internet, and they know that. Even some bands are starting to fight back against the greed - like when NIN released The Slip for free on their website.

i don't think they should fine you 932752930750932023 dollars just because people like limewire allow teenagers to download music., THEY should be the ones being fined, not kids. thats just wrong.

They should be going after the companies that make it possible to download the music, not the people who take advantage of it. In the real world, if a drug dealer were to sell someone drugs and the cops got involved, they would bust the dealer, not the drugie.

she should just pay for the songs, and then a small fine AT THE MOST! srsly, how the hell is she going to come up with 1.8 million dollars?

where did she download the songs from?

that's a tough one.

I think they should go after the companies that are mainly for downloading illegal music for free, like LimeWire, KazAa, BearShare & whatever else. Almost everyone that owns a computer downloads something illegaly.

datz hella crazy, its a strong statement set by da record companies but there will be thousands still downloading music for free. atleast make the fine reasonable

Besides how many people have $1.9 million? If it were me they might as well just kill me because I will probably NEVER make that much money through out my entire life.

I think the sentencing is ridiculous. I mean, seriously, record companies are such swine. The artist doesn't even see the majority of the money anyway, and they make more from tours than song sales. She should have been fined a lot less, that's just stupid!

I don't think this is fair at all. You can go to a library and read books for free and keep them as long as you like, you can share books with your friends without any consequences why isn't it the same for music. As rich as all involved in the music industry are, they can afford to lose money on illegal downloads.

omg this is just unbelieveable everyone i know does this..but i do believe in supporting my favorite bands.

îts cool every copy kid should pay this much

stupid. the record companies must not really know that illegal downloading helps them.

fucking ridiculous. everybody does it.
and do they honestly think we all have enough money, NOW, to pay those fees? of course not. alright, if someone gets caught, they get caught. but there's absolutely no reason they should charge $80,000 PER SONG. that's just fucking ridiculous. what the hell has happened to the world. it's just so fucked up.

I know how they say "Life's not fair"
But this is outrageous. They know that EVERYBODY does this.
And honestly who has 1.9 million dollars? If they had that kinda money, I think they'd be paying for their music.

i do believe just about everyone has downloaded music... thats stupid...

What's more funny is that there is no way she can pay that, so the record company is basically setting themselves up.

Idiots lololol.

It's not just a matter of them punishing one person amongst the millions that illegally download music, but $1.9 mil? The record industry is going down, and now they're just grabbing at straws. It's fuckin sad and pathetic... And no wonder she downloaded it all, look at the shit-list of "artists" she's listening to.

I do think the fine is excessive, but she sorta set herself for that one by SELLING the music. I was defensive of her until I learned she was trying to make a buck from the music she downloaded

i get it the industries are trying to make a point but come ON that's ridiculous. you can't just ruin someone's life. she should be made to pay for the songs and a fine that isn't so outrageous.

its not that big of a deal man.
they should at least lower her fines.

i think thats bull shit she is getting in trouble for that there are a lot of things way worse the goverment could be worrying about

I think its fair she got punished but I dont think its fair she got fines so much..

I think its fair it does cost money to produce these songs and no one should be downloading for free really ! go buy the CD you would not like it if you were spending your money to produce a record or whatever it might be and them Individuals getting it for FREE.

I think if you want to support the musician then buy the music. I mean, stream it online if you just want to hear it before you buy the album, but by all means, buy it. Is a $15 cd really woth $1.8mil?

It is a company's responsibility to keep their property safe. If they notice people are stealing their stuff, they need to go back to the drawing board and come up with other solutions. I don't think they should come down so hard on this woman unless she was burning cd copies and selling them.

It is a company's responsibility to keep their property safe. If they notice people are stealing their stuff, they need to go back to the drawing board and come up with other solutions. I don't think they should come down so hard on this woman unless she was burning cd copies and selling them.

That's cruel, and ignorant. Seriously not to many people have enough money to ever pay that off, and if you really want to get down to it, you might as well be fining the people that make the programs that let people share songs like that. It wouldn't have happened if they didn't make the program.

geez thats a hell of alot of money for $.99 songs..

The RIAA shouldn't have had the full say in this, I believe. The lawyers of each musician she "stole" from should have been contacted, and let them and the musicians decide this poor woman's fate.
I'm a musician myself, and if I ever make it big and have my music sold in stores and online, I would rather decide the fate of the thief, not some representative of the industry as a whole who has no idea how a musician thinks.
Now of course, almost everyone downloads music or movies or whatever else they can get their hands on. I'm guilty of it myself, but I've given that up, and now I use a streaming playlist website. And in order to avoid a hefty fine like the one you've just read about, I highly recommend using these sites as well.
Best of luck to Jamie Thomas-Rassat..

she shldnt pay!!!! omg thts retarded som artists leak their songs on such thngs so as to get it out there so ppl wld pay mor money for stuff frm them.

HEEEEEEEELLLL YEAH! Cheap-ass bitch, when I get famous you better pay for my damn music!

she shldnt pay!!!! omg thts retarded som artists leak their songs on such thngs so as to get it out there so ppl wld pay mor money for stuff frm them.

I think that this is unfair cause she's the one taking all account out of the many people that downloaded illegally. I personally think that its even dumber to pay $1.9 million for just 80 songs. How bout just $50-100 for each song?
It's outrageous to charge like a bajillion dollars

its stupid. i mean tons of people download illegally. why should she be the only one to be punished? 1.9 million dollars is TOO much money to pay. most normal people dont make that in their lifetime.

That is stupid like bands really need more money with all the side proyects they hev a now a days concerts, band merch, waters, perfumes do they really need this? Damn Metalica they suck

thats fucking stupid

i think this is ridiculous why should she have to pay such a large amount of money for .99c songs.

that's completely unreasonable! She should fight this!

That's a bunch of BULLSHIT!!
i don't even do that stuff,
and that's just ridiculous to pay that much.

not fair but i buy my cds i like to have the covers and actual disc they want to scare you not to steal buy makin a example out of her it sucks cause they picked a mom with for kids to do that to

Of course she shouldn't be forced to pay that much. The money isn't going to the bands anyway. Yes, buying the album would have been cheaper, AND it would have actually given profit to the band. The musician should be the one in the choice in this, not some record exec. It is incredibly ridiculous, and they are using this woman as a matyry to make a statment.

wow thats ridicolously insane i can understand a small fee of some sort but 1.8mil? she wasnt distributing the music.

wow thats ridicolously insane i can understand a small fee of some sort but 1.8mil? she wasnt distributing the music.

also a dollar a song is a rip of if the cd you want has 20 songs thats 20 bucks maybe they should lower there prices they are multi millionares cryin about there wallet what about the hard workin people they rip off everyday with there prices

That's stupid how much she has to pay.
She's having to pay for everyone else who does it. That's just unfair.
Bands don't NEED the money, actually most bands don't care anyway. REAL bands wouldn't, ones who just do it for the experience and fans, not the money. It's all in the name of rock 'n roll...

all i want to know is why her, how did she get caught?

Of course she shouldn't be forced to pay that much. The money isn't going to the bands anyway. Yes, buying the album would have been cheaper, AND it would have actually given profit to the band. The musician should be the one in the choice in this, not some record exec. It is incredibly ridiculous, and they are using this woman as a matyry to make a statment.

not fair

buy from you favorite bands & support them.. Other than that, its stupid to get fined that much for just a couple songs.. You get fined more for stealing songs then you do for rapin someone!!

If downloading music is illegal, then radios, music videos, youtube, and myspace music should also be illegal. Which would make the music industry go down the toilet. Real musicans don't care about what money they make, they care about changing peoples lives with their lyrics and beats. So if money is so fucking important to you, go get an office job.

I personally think this is absolutely ridiculous.

fuck the police
limewire is the shit

its about time the music industry decided to protect itself, maybe it can still be saved

That price is CRAZY!!! $1.9 million for only 80 songs haha that's pretty extreme. Lots of people download thousands of songs. They would owe billions!

Doesnt EVERYONE DL music illegally? like really now.

The websites that allow this downloading should be the ones fined... not just people that use the service!

I get how its stealing but at least make her pay what she owes plus tax but geez $1.9 million wtf?

This is not cool :/

The websites that allow this downloading should be the ones fined... not just people that use the service!

That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Record labels are, as usual, being greedy here. The artists won't see any of that money anyways.

glad i pay for music, lmfao

UGHHH. She should have just stolen a car... I mean, COME ON. A lot of musicians are discovered by the very same people they think are 'stealing' from them. Plus, a lot of artists release some songs/albums for free now. This is a different age - we used to swap MIXTAPES, now we swap mp3s. I could just as easily 'steal' a song off of MTV or the radio by popping in a rewritable disk or tape. Which they sell. But no, let's put this one person in financial turmoil for the rest of her life. That'll show everyone. Sure.

i think its stupid.
i download and i buy..
i think 1.9 million is ridiculous.

that's not fair at all. there are millions of people downloading so i don't really understand. she should just pay the amount [or double amount] of songs she originally downloaded. 80,000 dollars per song is ridiculous.

that's not fair at all. there are millions of people downloading so i don't really understand. she should just pay the amount [or double amount] of songs she originally downloaded. 80,000 dollars per song is ridiculous.

where'd she get them from???

jeez the songs are only like a dollar to buy...

This isn't right, there are plenty of others doing it, why only penalize one?

total bs.

She has the right to appeal. Unless she is a rich woman she will never be able to pay such a hefty fine. Which brings me to the moral and ethical question, "Was she a wealthy woman pirating music?" This may not make a difference to some or even make sense as an argument to some but, it makes a difference especially when making judgments are concerned. In addition, this case also brings to light the flaws in the music industry and their inability to really think in the artists' best interests.

Technically, speaking stealing is wrong--period but, stealing is worse when an individual or group with resources carries it through, like our "illustrious" corporate America. In other words, there is less sympathy for a person who has more and steals anyway.

There is also the idea that sharing files is stealing. However, each of us does this and doesn't consider it to be stealing. I buy a CD and share it with my friends. I have not stolen anything but, my friends now have the music uploaded on the computer for free. Copyright laws prohibit individuals from doing this in theory. However, technology has made such advancements that if the music industry truly wants to protect its music then code can be written into the music data (like video games) that prohibits copying. Should she be made an example of because industry with all its money has not kept abreast of cutting edge technology available to all of corporate America and beyond--NO, she should NOT. What she needs is a better lawyer and to take it to the streets. If these fat cats aren't careful they are going to lose hella money for their music artists in protests from the public. BEWARE you dullards!!

I apologize for the scattered response. This brings so much to mind and much of my thoughts just ran into each other.

Peace~

That's crazy!
Everyone does it (well I don't lol) but $1.9 million?
Shit

Ok its definitely not worth that much money, I pay for 95% of my music, but still. Thats way to big of a fine.

She would have gotten less if she stole it from a store, I do believe. Think of it like she was stealing from a store and fine it like that...

I don't think she stole anything , those songs are worth .99 cent a piece . If everyone bought songs then the music industry would make a lot of money , even more than it already does . People can't afford to spend $80.00 for 80 songs , thats just ridiculous .

The websites that allow this downloading should be the ones fined... not just people that use the service!

This si so unfair!!!! She must appeal... thats the stupidest thing i'v ever heard!!!! com theres a lot of ten thousand people out there downloading music!!! why they dont go for them??

I only have one comment - when I saw NeverShoutNever a few months ago....he gave us PERMISSION to download his songs off things like Limewire, torrents, etc, if we didn't have the money to buy it. He said "it's about the music, and I want everyone to be able to enjoy the music if they like it, even if they can't afford it"
So, this case is just ridiculous.

This is some straight up bull. She really shouldn't have to pay that much. Everyone does it so why should she be the only one to get blamed for it? That's dumb.

She has the right to appeal. That's just freakin ridiculous. >:[]

Wow.....the RIAA are definitely making a statement with this case.

thats crazy yo.

yah thats kinda...
wow.

That's stupid, there's millions of other people doing the same thing, get everyone or none at all.

that whole thing is so absurd.

thats too much money. if u ask me.

Definitely unfair. Everyone does it, she shouldn't have to take all the blame.
PLUS! If you ask bands now a days, they're more interested in you being able to listen to their music rather than you being able to purchase it.

Making an example of one person, and ruining their life at the same time.
Justice is blind and harsh.

well they have to start with someone. just because everyone does it doesnt make it right. and plus, its not she didnt know the risk she was taking--we know this is illegal guys! we just happen to hate that it is.

dont those record companies make enough money already?

W-O-W!

almost 2 mil is a bit much i believe.. but idk all the technicalities of the situation so..
anyway, at least buy the albums or bands you like and support.

80 songs Vs. the people that download hundreds of songs and make discs to sell to other people. This case was totally not fair.

wow.
thats stupid.
until you can get everyone, dont charge one person.,

wow.
until you can get everyone that does soemthing, dont get just one person in trouble.

fine her for what she owes not add on more for the hell of it. thats a stupid fine for that amount

omgg that's insane !

That's kinda sad, but i bought all my music on iTunes.

OH EM GEE! crazzy

i thnk the price is wayy to high but the ruling was fair

wowww. i agree with fining her, maybe it'll help stop illegal downloading..i mean, i don't do it, so i don't really care, but it is a really big fine when you could either buy the cd, or buy the song for just 99 cents.

How stupid!
Those record companies don't need all that money. They have their own millions!!!

i buy christina aguileras albums=] hehe i love her

She was stealing, but she should not have to pay that much. The company is using this case to scare others. She was unlucky enough to be used in this case and it's wrong. I

Wow. I understand why they're doing it, but what about the other people that do it?
Do they just get off lucky?

That's absolutely ridiculous!

That is soooo STUPID.... She should only have to pay the .99 cents for each song..

Wow it was just songs it's not like she's stealing precious art, u can listen to them on the radio and stuff who cares if she downloaded them illegally, maybe like a 500 dollar fine tops but 1.9 million is INSANE.

Wow. They just ruined her life.

I don't think that she should have to pay that much just for downloading illegally. Almost everyone at least has downloaded something illegally.

I don't think i even know ONE person that doesn't download free music. Everyone does it. 1.9 million for just 80 songs is CRAZY.

Ahh the art of piracy. I'm curious as to what she used to download the songs actually. I've always thought that torrenting was safer than limewire and the like but I'm not quite sure. There are so many people who download way more than 80 songs. More like 80 albums, but you don't hear about them getting fined millions of dollars.
Sure, I guess it sucks to not get paid for the music you've created. But lets think about the small town bands that would kill for that kind of exposure, people downloading their music and showing their friends and things of the like. The bands people should listen to are the ones that want to make music because they love doing it, or because it means something to them, not the ones who just want to earn a buck. And really, No Doubt, LP, and others? They make enough money as it is.
If you download, you're more likely to have money to go buy shirts or tickets to concerts or other things, and most bands want to see you at their show. That's what's fun for them, not the money their record company makes off of their art.

1.9 mil is too much, also. Pay the .99 for each song, but not more, that's ridiculous. Money shouldn't exist, it's too much of a hassle.

it's ridiculous how much they're charging her. i mean, the songs she got weren't worth that much anyway. i guess they did it to discourage the rest of the world from downloading illegally but it's still pretty harsh.

I agree with AbbeyE. They are completely making her life hell just to make an example of her. I feel bad for her.

Is it okay to use frostwire or lime wire? This is crazy, if millions use it, why not fine all the millions instead of her? What makes her so different?

wow -__-

Whoa. That's pretty darn scary..

I think this is exactly what's needed to send out a message that illegal downloading will be taken very seriously.

holy shit that's so crazy.
everyone downloads music illegaly.

i think i read somewhere that like over 90% of music that was downloaded last year was all done illegally

That much money for so little songs is absurd. appeal..

First of all, let's set the record straight. She did not steal anything. Stealing is removing the original copy, making it unsellable. She did not do this. She merely had a copy of the original product, that was bought by someone, and allowed others to make their own copies of the product, at no charge. The legality of that can be argued about, but the bottom line is, SHE DID NOT STEAL ANYTHING.
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damn that is some BS cuz theres hella people in tha world that download music so yeah
anyways take care people

Well I think she should be held responsible for her actions because it is common knowledge that downloading music has been illegal for awhile now, especially if she was dumb enough to get caught! However, I think $1.9 million is wayyy over the top for a fine.

thats insaneee

thats insaneee

okay, so this is absolutely rediculous. she shouldn't have to pay that much for 80 songs. people do it ALL the time.. gah, this just makes me mad. poor girl..

that price is ridiculous!

ok fellows let's take a moment to reflect on what downloading truley is....COMMUNISM! now should she be fined simply for letting her red show? no becuase this is e-mur-ica and people can support whatever party they want.

thats insane. sure its wrong to do that n one should support the artists we like. but they sure are using her to scare off other ppl and its disguisting

I download music I can't find in stores. Like album demos and rare music.

no way

i think it's ridiculous that she had to pay that much
if you go and survey people and ask them if they buy their music or download them illegelly, the majority of them will say that they download them illegelly

that's way too much. i think it should be something doable.
i agree with most people, it's hard to buy all your music, but i definitely buy actual CDs for my favorite bands, even after i've downloaded it beforehand. i support the music i love.

you'd think she'd only get fined the amount for a song...say, if there are 20 songs on an album, & the album is $20, the pay-up per song would only be a dollar..?? the amount she IS fined for is completely bogus!

just another excuse to get more money -_- the companies couldn't careless about the fact that the songs were "stolen". they just like the paycheck they get from their popularity.

Appeal yo. :]

This is why you download PeerGuardian2 and a BitTorrent client and don't use Limewire to download music.

Millions of people across the globe do it. If they want people to stop, they should shut down all the music sharing sites.

tahts so crazzy because half of the world downloads illegally so it not right to fine one person and who can pay 1.9 million$

Can she keep the songs?

that's stupid

im scared now.

that's really stupid. i mean yea it's wrong but $80,000 for each song?
that's just wow.
they should have just fined her $5 for each song.

dangg....

to me what i think its unfair because there are millions of other people who do it and they are pretty much putting it that she is the only one that is doing it, totally unfair

duuuuuuuuuude! if they were going to fine her anything, it should just be the price of what buying the music would have costed her. $1.9 million? THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS!

I agree with the fact that this is a bit excessive. She should have been fined, but not that much.

She obv never heard of Youtube. Dumb bitch, good for her.

That is outrageous, she should be able to appeal. If she had that kind of money in the first place, then wouldn't she have had bought the CDs before?

no. that's a load of bullshit. if you noticed, the artists don't give a shit about it, the only people who are the ones bitching are the record labels...because they're losing money. but why buy a cd for $12 or $14 if you can get it online for free??

they shouldn't have penalized her and singled her out like that. there are millions of others who do the exact same thing daily and don't get punished for it...

that would suck!
:'(

this is crazy you can't just fine one person when theirs millions of others. the price is outrageous too.

that's ridiculous. the RIAA has it's head up it's arse. thats way too much for that little of songs.

i think she should only have to pay the 99 cents for each song. 1.9 million is too much for 24 songs. i know its stealing but thats way too much

stupid. it's not like it's gunna stop people from downloading songs illegally, imo.

WOW. they are stupid. But in other cases like this i heard that usually drop it and then they go to the internet provider and try to stir something up there. but in the end nothing really happens just a bunch of drama.

Most bands don't care how you get your songs.

This is stupid. They swear that this will stop others from downloading. And that fine? That is just going overboard. Just let her pay whatever she has stolen.

Im a little afraid to download music now...

F*** that.

Ridiculous. So little timmy cant get his island this year. Big deal. Record companies are taking this way out of hand. Illegal downloading is not THAT bad. I understand it is stealing, but also it's how a lot of people came to be. Just like everything it has it's pros and cons. 1.9 million is a crazy amount for just 80 songs.

millions and millions of people steal music every day. I'm not saying it's right to steal it, but there's way to many people that do it for there to be a focus on someone who only downloaded 80 songs. It's hard to believe this as well, because I'm pretty sure the producers of all those artists didn't get together just to make this ONE person pay THAT much. I think this is failed hoax/setup as an attempt to scare people into stop downloading music. It'll never work.

1.9 million dollars is way too much. at most, she should be fined double the amount of the song.

I think that its retarted becasue most of everybody does it....limewire?

that's stupid. I don't think it should be illegal as long as she's not sharing it with others or selling it to others.

Dumb

I think that if you download one or two songs from an artist it's okay, to find out if you like them or not. Or if you own a whole album on tape or a record and want a digita copy, you already paid for it so why pay again? But I don't agree with sharing music..so if you download don't let others upload, I beeive thats how the laws are in Canada anyways though.

They have every right to charge her that money. Musicians work hard and deserve the money for their music. I pay for all my music. I'm very proud of that and I scold all my friends for using things like LimeWire and other illegal programs.

this is wow, i agree just charge her the 99 cents for each song 1.9 million that's just way too much

I think that's crazy. They shouldn't be able to fine her an amount that an average person could never pay off for something as minor as that. That's unreasonable.

For the artists being downloaded - hey, at least you've gotten noticed, and that could help you very much. When you're an artist, any way to be heard or seen is good for you, no matter what.

On the legal side, and the side of the record companies, and the artist's "people", I can completely understand. However, keep charging and putting gnarly fines to people, and soon, it'll scare many from downloading. Then, the artist doesn't get the attention and spread then need and want, and then it'll just be a big snow-ball effect.

So, yes it's fair. And logical. Just maybe not completely reasonable.

wow thats crazy i say support your fave bands but thats harsh people buy music and they down load it is just like making mixed tapes have ya ever made them its the same thing the fine is very steep dont ya think come on be real about it

I buy an album, share it to my friends. My friends shared it to their friends all around the world. What's the difference? It's only a matter of time
Besides, iTunes should start giving me discounts :p
and 1,9 million is so ridiculous. Why not fine those who owned the website?

thats wack. haha.

wow thats wayyyy unfair,
because like everyone said,
millions of other people do it tooo.

Thats so dumb.
I mean tell me that you havt once ever downloaded music illegally? Or put songs from someones itunes That was downloaded Illegally. What should we all be in jail?

This is insane.

they probably won't get all the money any way.. i mean who makes that much money now adays..

ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that is crazy! =o! wow thts so much money jst for 80 songs! =o

this is stupid of all the things in the world music should be free, so if we record a song off the radio should that fall into the same category?

well honestly millions of people do that around the world so why she has to pay that much?? Its stupid of the company to do that

why the companies didnt get those torrent sites or the sources from which she downloaded???

holy cow

I mean its the torrents or illegal sources because of what we are able to download illegally.....and that is so common so whats the point...what about those common softwares such as vuze, limewire etc

I mean its the torrents or illegal sources because of what we are able to download illegally.....and that is so common so whats the point...what about those common softwares such as vuze, limewire etc

I mean its the torrents or illegal sources because of what we are able to download illegally.....and that is so common so whats the point...what about those common softwares such as vuze, limewire etc

right to appeal.

That is really stupid, if they have a website to download free music then she should be able to, why dont you fine the people who created the website. Or maybe she didnt no it was agaist the law. The jury just need to hush cause they probley do the same or there kids do. So jury just think if you was that lady, you wouldent think it was right when millions of other people does it.

Maybe the music industry needs to understand that Windows media player offers a rip option which takes the song off a disk and lime wire offers an option called upload. Plain and simple.

That's dumb as hell. Get real. 80,000 a song? At least SUE her for the price of the songs plus the time of the jury. That should amount to...oh...500 dollars at LEAST. The Jury doesn't do much anyway.

what average american has 1.8 million dollars just to give away? that's stupid.

Dont you just love todays fucked up system lol

that is ridiculous.

LIMEWIRE is the shit!

I don't think this is right. Just make her pay the .99 cents per song and get the hell over it. I'm a musician, but is all that money really necessary?

good for them. like they say a song costs .99 cents guys buy it

Wow That not right ..I really hope she appeal this ..Really shocked at the ruling $1.9 million for 80 songs...OMG..

when people steal things they get fined for a misdemeanor and for the price of that object, why can't the same go for music? I think they're blowing it out of proportion.

limewire or bearshare or frostwire or other media sharing sites dont give u music to download. there are ppl tht upload the music and then other ppl download it, which is still illegal but limewire and the other sites arent technically doing anything illegal

Limewire is a file sharing service... But People use it the WRONG WAY.

$1.9 million is a lot of money tho.

I understand that it is against the law to download and share music illegally but they did NOT need to ruin a woman's life over it. A more reasonable sum could have been reached.

thats just stupid! they r making that poor woman the scapegoat for other people! the shouldnt be able to do that!! it makes me so mad! it makes me never want to buy a cd again

these fines have been the law of music for yeeears, but no one knows about it. i agree with some posts before this that it is outrageous, and that if they're going to sue anyone they have to look harder because everybody downloads music illegally..

That's absurd.

That is insane!

lame.

Thats pretty lame but I can understand where they are coming from, but still

wow

This only shows how greedy and selfish people have become for money. They take advantages of the mistakes of people to satisfy themselves. These people more than likely will never see that amount of money in their lives, and you're basically tearing their lives away. How would you feel if you had a low salary, you had kids to support, bills to pay, clothes to buy, food to buy, AND now you had to pay 1.9 million dollars just because the music companies decided to charge you $80,000 per song. Can you explode them anymore? You might as well just kill that person, because you already ruined their lives, and not only that but you've put their ENTIRE family at debt. I hope you're satisfied now. You've found the one way to make yourself a filthy rich person. Just leave everyone else to starve to death. How do you like THAT?

Hahaha damn if I get arrested for this I'd be screwed! I have all my songs, and my friends. Over 500 lmao if she has to pay 80,000 each song, thats 4 mil for me hahaha

Thats crazy! what now they'll kill for dowload song, crazy world!

In my opinion - they are targeting the wrong people - if music downloading was wrong, they should shut down the Frostwires and Limewires and all of that - that way we wouldn't have a place to go to download all these songs in the first place! But as far as responding to the article - just charge her the $1.99 or $.99 a song, and move on.

i think she should at least have to pay the original price of the music, maybe with intrest from the day that she got the song till the day of the judgement and then some kind of fine for the act. but that's just insane...

She should have just been made to pay the worth of the songs.

I dont understand how 80 songs can leave you A million dollars outta your pocket. I dont understand why they would just get her and not the other 4958345 people who do it. Which is pretty much everyone.

so little of the money from record sales actually goes to the band. Most of it just goes to the record execs.

fuck the capitalism, i'll never buy a disc... if somebody doesn't like, then i wont listen to his fuckin' music.

I agree with using this case as an example but I also think the fine is a bit excessive - The 220,000 sounds a lot more reasonable.

wow..I fink fine too high..

I think it's a ridiculous thing to fine ONE person so much. The P2P system is very flawed and America does a poor job of enforcing laws against illegal downloading of content.

thats ridiculous. that's too much money. i'm sure one of them has downloaded songs before

its too serious. she doesnt deserve to be fined that much. Why do you want to ruin someones life over a mistake? We all make mistakes, god she isn't oprah.-_-

they should just fine her the .99 and get over it. $80,000 for a song is ridiculous.

i download alot of music... but then again i buy lots too...

insane...xD

shouldn't they fine the company?

Yeah that really is something really stupid. So what if it was a 14 year old girl. Are we going to jsut ruin her future and chance of going to college for getting the new hannah montana CD?

I'm glad she was caught. Even thought $1.9 million is a little excessive the bands barely make anything off the cds as is so just buy it and support them.

she shouldn't be fined....if its that big of a deal then they need to shut down the sites and clients and fine the creators and hosts of the sites and clients not 1 person that has used it, that wont solve anything...

The punishment was clearly to harsh and to make a statement with this woman was clearly wrong as well. How the hell do you expect someone to pay of 1.9 MILLION dollars? She's not freaking Donald Trump and can just say "Oops. Well that'll teach me for doing what so many people do and you know, most of these famous bands truly need the money because they're only rolling in it." Support Local bands, screw the overrated guys! They get about 50,000 or more per show. Did you know it costs 1 MILLION dollars to hire Kanye West for a show? Yeah... so this woman simply just payed for Kanye West to perform for a single show and fed him a pretty good meal.

That is crazy.

Absolutely ridiculous! So she downloaded a few songs? How does that create MILLIONS of dollars of loss for the record companies involved? Jesus fucking Christ. I'm glad I don't live in America.

The RIAA is just trying to make an example of this girl and not taking into account that they may be ruining her life in the process. It's both disgusting and ridiculous.

That's really sick. Also, why her? OVER 24 SONGS!? They clearly were for personal use. People sharing music, (they have paid for), with others shouldn't be a crime. I don't believe it's stealing. Is sharing a CD with a friend illegal? REMEMBER MIX TAPES? For god's sake people! They are greedy money munching monsters!

xoxo

This is bull****. If we pay $1 a song, then we should be FINED $1 a song. F*** the music industry.

Danggg, that's a lota money P:

OMFG Naughty pay for it u tight ass if u cant afford it dont get it or save up

I think its fair. when you first download iTunes it gives you a form that say if you illegally download these songs we can and will take it to court [something among then lines]. if you click Disagree the program wont show up. she obviously didn't read it because now she has a huge fine to pay. this is just a warning to all the other people out there to stop illegally downloading songs. your gonna get in huge amounts of trouble.

That seems a little harsh. I hate the whole illegal downloading thing, but you kind of have to do it - no one has money. As someone who wants to go in to the music industry, I know it's bad, and I've stopped doing it every day like I had done at one point. But I figure, I download the album or borrow it from a friend, and if I like it, I WILL go to a show, and I will most likely buy some merch, so they're getting my money that way.
Lately I've just been buying all my music at shows. So I pay for it and everything! I love having CDs, so it pays off.

its unfair to fine just her. so many people do it.

wow...that is a huge amount and will turn some people around...but most will still carry on downloading illegally

i don't think she has that money to pay 1.9 million dollars! wow!

I think that she should just have to pay for the songs, it's not like the companies really lost that much money over one song.. and it's not like they get *everyone* who does this, cuz a lottt of people do. So it's ridiculous.

RIDICULOUS

Oh, and plus the fact that a lot of artists have spoken out about illegal downloading, and most of them don't have a problem with it. They still get a whole pile of money, losing maybe 400 buys (if 400 people stole the song instead of getting it from iTunes) it doesn't really affect them at all. And I also agree with someone who said that she should have had to meet with the lawyer of every musician. I think that there was a case like this in which they did that? I really think this is all a hoax.

thats just wrong, in mean it is "stealing" but the music if for the people, if ur already making millions and stuff u shouldn't bitch about this stuff

No, it's not fair at all! She's stealing about 30 cents from millionaires, and the other 70 cents goes to iTunes or the record label. I mean, what's the punishment for stealing a Hershey's candy bar worth $1? huh? Is it thousands of dollars??

poor woman. what site did she use so i can avoid it?

this is so stupid! she said herself that she did pay $0.99 for the songs! so i dont think it's stealing...

The songs aren't even worth 99 cents. On I tunes the band/record company/and apple gets a cut of each song. Downloading 1 or 2 songs from each album illegally should be nothing.

This is ridiculous.