"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message
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> somebody <x### [at] ycom> wrote:

> > Now, even though I think the fine is excessive, and I'm sure it will be
> > appealed, I don't think RIAA did anything wrong.

>   Maybe RIAA didn't technically do anything "wrong" per se, but it goes
> to demonstrate how wrong the judiciary system of the US has gone: Steal
> 24 dollars worth of goods from a big company, and you get fined almost
> 2 million dollars. This kind of punishment system has a complete lack of
> a sense of proportion.

The CNN got the story all wrong, the trial was not for stealing/downloading
but for sharing. Read the second link posted, which does a much better job
explaining the case.

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