File Sharing Lawsuits at a Crossroads, After 5 Years of RIAA Litigation

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blog.wired.com — RIAA attorney Donald Verrilli Jr. says file sharers are automatically liable for copyright infringement and monetary damages for using peer-to-peer networks.

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  1. Ouch. Up to $150,000 per purloined music track. Absolutely crazy!

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    1. @dan360man "HA ! HA ! Loins." -pks

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  2. Quote from Fred von Lohmann, a staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation: "If the goal is to reduce file sharing, it's a failure."

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