Comments on: Thoughts from the Mark Kerzner http://joelfightsback.com/2009/06/thoughts-from-the-mark-kerzner/ It's about more than just music. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Lars http://joelfightsback.com/2009/06/thoughts-from-the-mark-kerzner/comment-page-1/#comment-17753 Lars Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:12:08 +0000 http://joelfightsback.com/?p=615#comment-17753 Danke f Danke f

]]> By: Mark Rosedale http://joelfightsback.com/2009/06/thoughts-from-the-mark-kerzner/comment-page-1/#comment-3010 Mark Rosedale Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:37:41 +0000 http://joelfightsback.com/?p=615#comment-3010 Ars reports here: (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/whats-next-for-jammie-thomas-rasset.ars) that the enormous sum is already gaining steam against the RIAA. From their report under "Change the Law" even some big copyright proponents are speaking out against the large sum suggesting that the law must be changed. This could turn into the same "win" that was The Pirate Bay trial. Yes the RIAA won, but at what cost? The Pirate Bay is still up and running, The Pirate Party won a seat at the EU and now in Germany, and the case is highly disputed and likely to head to appeals. I feel a similar wind blowing in the Rasset case. I feel that the damages are way out of line with reality. This women was not a commercial infringer. She profited 0 from sharing those files. She may be guilty, but an award of even 750 per song is way out of line given that no proof of actual sharing, outside of RIAA, took place and she profited 0. Settle for 10x the price of a song and be done with it. Ars reports here: (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/whats-next-for-jammie-thomas-rasset.ars) that the enormous sum is already gaining steam against the RIAA. From their report under “Change the Law” even some big copyright proponents are speaking out against the large sum suggesting that the law must be changed. This could turn into the same “win” that was The Pirate Bay trial. Yes the RIAA won, but at what cost? The Pirate Bay is still up and running, The Pirate Party won a seat at the EU and now in Germany, and the case is highly disputed and likely to head to appeals. I feel a similar wind blowing in the Rasset case.

I feel that the damages are way out of line with reality. This women was not a commercial infringer. She profited 0 from sharing those files. She may be guilty, but an award of even 750 per song is way out of line given that no proof of actual sharing, outside of RIAA, took place and she profited 0. Settle for 10x the price of a song and be done with it.

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