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inthedark	Date: February 8, 2005 @ 1:51 PM I have a relative that is being sued for children downloading. The RIAA claims they had around 1000 songs which represented the upper 85% in terms of volume of those being sued. Does anyone know the going rate to settle these cases? An attorney they contacted claims they are settling between $3000 and $10000, and that most all of the cases involve children. From my limited research, it appears that children are targeted because they either have no clue what they are doing or they simply don't know how not to get caught. Most of the adults I have surveyed have a lot more than 1000 songs.
Svensta	Date: February 14, 2005 @ 9:53 AM Casual users are the target, and will be punished the most. People who are either politically-motivated or technically savvy, know how to modify their shares and whatnot to create the least footprint for them to look for. Also, they target the top 40 heavily, so you posting the Greatest hits of Pat Benatar will often go unlooked at. Basic non-techy AOL users and excessive, greedy college sharers are the worst risks. All the settlements I've seen are close to those figures, usually from 6-9k per person. As for children, it makes no difference. Some legal adult is paying the ISP service, so the children, while the guilty party, are just considered part of the guilty household.
luapwr	Date: April 13, 2005 @ 4:05 AM Again.. the RIAA is NOT sueing people who "download" files, it's those who share (uploading) files that are being sued..
sinai	Date: April 13, 2005 @ 5:05 AM i passed 1000 songs ages ago i share every one of them
IFeelFree	Date: October 8, 2005 @ 3:45 PM To paraphrase the film, Goodfellas: That's the way it is with music industry lawsuits. The RIAA gets their money no matter what. You're on welfare? Fuck you, pay me. You're only 12 years old? Fuck you, pay me. You've never used a P2P program or copied a CD? Fuck you, pay me.
JasonJSmoke	Date: October 8, 2005 @ 8:02 PM I have over 5000 mp3s
Alecs	Date: October 9, 2005 @ 10:09 AM My friend modusjoe (hes kind of a newbie to DMusic) has been downloading music since the beginning of time. I think he's downloaded over 10,000 mp3's, not to mention every episode of South Park and Family Guy

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