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Online piracy has been common for many years, and this legal action seems an obvious action by the copyright holders. So why hasn't this been tested in an Aust
by MarkMc 12y ago
Online piracy has been common for many years, and this legal action seems an obvious action by the copyright holders. So why hasn't this been tested in an Australian court before now?
- elithrar 12y agoMy understanding is that statutory damages in Australia can't (don't?) reach the stratospheric "$5000 per song" amounts that legislation in the US allows for, which makes the endeavour less profitable. I'm not sure what's changed from (say) 3-4 years ago on that front.
- andrewstuart 12y ago$5,000 per song plus a sound public thrashing and ownership of your firstborn. That's the only appropriate penalty per song.