Re: Ouch for Napster

From: Jason Joel Thompson (jasonjthompson@home.com)
Date: Tue Feb 13 2001 - 11:58:29 MST


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From: <hal@finney.org>

> In their complaint that started the lawsuit, the plaintiffs ask "for
> maximum statutory damages in the amount of not less than $100,000 for
> each copyrighted work infringed." Plus attorney's fees, "restitution,"
> and punitive damages.

> Let's see, 3 billion song transfers times $100,000 per each act of
> infringement... that's 300 trillion dollars of liability for the month
> of January alone.

$100,000 for "each copyrighted work infringed." not "per" infringement.



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