The Salmon Dance by The Chemical Brothers
Crawl by Kings Of Leon
Je Veux Te Voir by Yelle
Listening to KRCL's pledge drive. I'm sill too broke to donate, but I'm working on it. ;D
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Saturday, September 27, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Judge Tosses Out Verdict Against Mom, Points Finger at RIAA Dipshits
A Common Sense Hero
Judge Tosses Out Verdict Against Minn. Mom Accused Of File Sharing
A jury convicted Jammie Thomas of putting 24 songs on Kazaa's file-sharing network and ordered her to pay $9,250 per song.
By K.C. Jones InformationWeek
A federal judge (Judge Michael Davis) dealt the Recording Industry Association of America and record labels a setback Wednesday by throwing out a $222,000 verdict against a mom who was convicted of illegally sharing music over the Internet.
U.S. District of Minnesota Chief Judge Michael Davis ordered a new trial for Jammie Thomas, saying the jury's punishment was "unprecedented and oppressive." Davis said that the term "distribution" does not apply to simply making music available. It requires actual dissemination, he said.
This week, her lawyers convinced Davis that the attorney representing the music label, Capitol, erred when he told the jury that making the songs available for others could be considered illegal distribution, even if there was no proof anyone downloaded the songs.
In a 44-page statement, Davis urged the U.S. Congress to improve copyright laws to prevent "oppressive" penalties in similar cases.
"The Court would be remiss if it did not take this opportunity to implore Congress to amend the Copyright Act to address liability and damages in peer-to-peer network cases such as the one currently before this Court," Davis wrote. "While the Court does not discount Plaintiffs' claim that, cumulatively, illegal downloading has far-reaching effects on their businesses, the damages awarded in this case are wholly disproportionate to the damages suffered by Plaintiffs. Thomas allegedly infringed on the copyrights of 24 songs -- the equivalent of approximately three CDs, costing less than $54, and yet the total damages awarded is $222,000 -- more than five hundred times the cost of buying 24 separate CDs and more than four thousand times the cost of three CDs."
Davis said he did not excuse Thomas' behavior, but the penalty was excessive.
The RIAA said it would try the case again. Thomas also vowed to continue fighting the charges.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Today's Playlist
I rated quite a few songs today. I didn't have my Ipod in the car or at Soccer, otherwise more ratings. Chris' team is playing up a grade (up to sixth) and the games are getting really good. As opposed to the one-sided vitories experienced previously. Ashley's dad is coaching more often; he seems to know his stuff and he's taught his daughter well. I hope some of that focus will rub off on Chris.
I turned on ads today too. Unfortunately I'm not able to click on the ads myself, it's against the rules. Maybe I'll find the fortiude to publish the site address somewhere and other people will click on the ads. Then again, who clicks on ads anymore?
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