DeclineIntoCensorship

996 readers

24 users here now

founded 11 months ago

MODERATORS

auraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.com

156

Spotify and the three main major record labels sue Anna's Archive for $13trillion for "brazen theft of millions of files containing nearly all of the world’s commercial sound recordings" (www.nme.com)

submitted 4 days ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/DeclineIntoCensorship@lemmy.dbzer0.com

45 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There are statutory damages of $750 to $30,000 per work assigned to copyright infringement. Under certain circumstances, the courts may lower this amount to $200 per work, or increase it to $150,000.

Plaintiffs multiplied the number of works Anna's Archive has claimed to have acquired times $150,000 to come up with their number.

[–] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

I see, that makes a bit more sense. I guess it's kind of the same as asking the highest price you think you can get when putting something up for auction? Cause I refuse to believe there is anyone who thinks that 10% of global GDP is a realistic figure lmao