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- bolero421, on 10/12/2007, -0/+76So does this mean that if the RIAA comes knocking on my door demanding thousands of dollars because my children supposedly committed copyright infringement by pirating .mp3s I can say "Oh, don't worry, I already punished them"?
Or does that only work when your the CEO of a large corporation?
It makes me sick that people can publicly admit that they (or their family) have downloaded music and get off scott-free simply because they are wealthy, while the RIAA continues to shovel out hundreds of John-Doe subpoenas to elderly grandmothers, poor college students, and dead people. - Wireddd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+47where do you think all those prereleases come from :P
- TriZz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+45Please let the RIAA read this and sue. Pretty please? With cream, sugar and lawsuits top!
- Snowcone, on 10/12/2007, -0/+40It means he took away their BMWs for the week and made them drive the Nissan to school.
- negativefx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+35I smell a lawsuit!
- Aeiri, on 10/12/2007, -1/+33The RIAA would never sue someone as prominent and rich as him because the legal efforts would be so expensive.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+33It means the nanny didn't really specify whether she punished them or not.
- MegatonSamurai, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25"... I'm fairly certain that they've suffered the consequences."
Consequences so severe that Edgar is fairly certain that they suffered them. What the hell does that mean? - merr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+24fairly certain?
Maybe this guy could remember simple stuff like this if he and his record exec buddies stopped doing so much coke while hanging out in the strip clubs with the money they make from all the work their artists do. - zbeast, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21Well the story says that he gave them a good talking to.
I'm betting it went something like this.
Now, now kids what are you doing downloading music.
You know I work for the music companies so it
would look really bad if some how you were busted.
Tell you what, stop the downloading and I'll give you an extra 200 dollars
a week so you can buy your Cd's.
Ok dad, gee thanks gosh willikers. - Persol2point0, on 10/12/2007, -2/+22It mean's they ended up having to listen to Warner Music. The horror!
- bennyboy371, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19I hope the rest of the board gets their own legal team on him for that to show there are no exceptions, and I also hope they don't take a settlement for an answer. I'm sorry, but consequences? What consequences? Getting grounded before you get caught? They've made it clear that they don't want any exceptions. If they pull that crap on the rest of the country, I see it only fair that his own kids hang for it.
- maiku00, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17wheres the RIAA investigation? uphold your law you dirty bastards
- baldycraig, on 10/12/2007, -4/+19I think it was good he was actually being honest.
- thunderer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15I was thinking their response would be more of:
You better! And I want a pony! - Stonedonkey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14Actual article found here: http://blogs.reuters.com/2006/12/01/the-most-dangerous-download-of-all/
- Arkonnan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this, but in the real world there ARE exceptions. People who live beyond a certain income bracket are generally above the laws that you and I would otherwise be punished for breaking. There are a lot of perks that come with being filthy stinking rich, and it's not just about the money.
Ask a Kennedy. Any Kennedy. - OtherCubed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11What?
- maiku00, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11im digging you up because you are ***** insane
I really hope I dont live anywhere near you - thunderer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10You must have had a very interesting childhood.
- aclements, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10I like the iPod ad after the article. Nice to see that an article about piracy is advertising something that (apparently) is just a repository for stolen music.
- chmod, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Why? I don't know if I would be in disbelief that he said "Even if I wasn't able to get it all for free legally, I'm so shockingly wealthy that they get any CD they want any time they want". Honestly. Your average Joe is pissed about CD prices. I doubt it is ever something that crosses the mind of anyone in this guy's immediate family.
- VeganG, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11I agree, at least he didn't insult our intelligence.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Serious counseling...
- casidnet, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6In highschool the father of my one friend was a high level exec at Warner music Canada. For our business class we had to create a business and ours was selling custom mix CD's(this was like 9 years ago) since he could get any song anyone wanted from the cds his dad brought home.
It went great for a bit and my business teacher loved it until the principal let her know it was copyright infringement. And that was the end of my first business. - ronfez, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6He told them to keep that music locked up in the vault.
- sophiaperennis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5This man once again acknowledges the basic formula: RIAA = scum
- pamon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4the best part of the article is that Reuter's has a second life section and reporter... that's gotta be an interesting gig...
i dare the RIAA to sue Bronfman... can't wait for that trial.... of course it'd be settled out of court with the amount of $$ the Bronfman family has, but it'd be a great thing none the less.... - Dracos, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3It means I am fairly certain that Bronfman is an inactive parent.
- jus1haz2, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Thats a good point boloe I guess we can all blame it on our kids... (although i dont have any.. but still, other people can)
- Grok22, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3http://www.theonion.com/content/node/43192
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3" ... ... when questioned as to whether any of his seven kids pirate music"
WTF? Seven kids? Looks like piracy is not his only concern - he has other issues. - Hegemony, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"Every time we try to apply logic and reason to the executives behind the RIAA our brains do a zero divide."
Hilarious line. Illustrates the situation quite nicely. I can only imagine how he would have to explain such a lawsuit to his kids...
"Now kids, you've downloaded music illegally. So some of my rich friends are going to sue you. I know they already have a lot of money, but they want more. Now, now... there's no need to cry. You'll just have to mow lawns until you can pay them. It's just a few thousand... with interest. I'd like to help, but I have to keep up appearances. So... good talk, guys! By the way, have you kids seen my pitchfork?" - wabbitman1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Why would the guy's kids pirate music? Because they can-with no severe consequences.
- decoherence, on 10/12/2007, -5/+7As punishment his kid's allowances were reduced to a meager $9000/mo. ;)~~~~~~~~~~
Seriously, tho.... it makes you wonder. Is it the case that "dad won't pony up for me to buy the latest U2 album" or is it "here's the latest U2 album, just a click away. Let's get it!"
PS I hate new U2. FYI. ;)~ - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Why would Warner CEO's kid pirate music? Don't they have like $1000 allowance/week?
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http://kokojie.blogspot.com/ - SgtCrispy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Insulting. They should be ashamed of themselves.
Yeah right... - wassah2200, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1made me laugh
- omnithought, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1So much for consistency.
- Grok22, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5your werid
- Tiak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Or more to the point, shouldn't they get a pretty sweet discount (meaning freebies) from... You know... that sizable series of record labels their father controls?...
- cheato, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1If the CEOs of major record labels weren't so greedy, we wouldn't have a problem with the RIAA.
Why do they make nearly $10 million a year? The word "greed" doesn't even apply to them. We need a new word for their greed, and it should be "piggy piggy piggy ***** piggy piggy" (Lewis Black) - charliekendo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This guys is a bastard. An utter bastard.
- ZildjianAVC, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0What an easy excuse to hate a record label CEO.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2@ maiku00
If you live anywhere near Buffalo New York, welcome to my little black book.
@ TheJosher
Like OMFG HI! Are you the same dude from LLP?! Hehehehehe. - nbcivic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0hahahah, of course, according to the last case, it's perfectly legal then!
- mikeshow123, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Free music downloads
http://www.freemusicforum.com - ReliableSource, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0It means their PC's were filled with DRM and malware when they set off the 'pirate' alarm in the tubes.
- realyst, on 10/12/2007, -7/+0What are the odds rich kids DON'T have an ipod?
Of COURSE they're gonna use MP3 or AACs. CDs are downright ugly now.
So all their preferred music better be on iTunes or else they be breaking the laws of the RIAA. And that requires their life savings if the precedent the RIAA means anything....right? - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -10/+2I'm still technically in "childhood". Then again, I am 15, so it isn't like I am a child, nor the size of a child. I guess I would be called a teen who is tall and has a BMI of roughly 700. ;)
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