Comments on: P2P filetrading insurance for only 19 bones a year, no way http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060629/3510/ Technology, music, video, art, news, reviews and muse on the web Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:57:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Yaron http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060629/3510/#comment-206605 Yaron Sun, 02 Jul 2006 14:43:20 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060629/3510/#comment-206605 I don't know if it bogus or not, it certainly sounds fishy. But given the way the RIAA has been conducting those lawsuits, there is a lot to insure there that isn't for illegal activity. They sued people that couldn't physically have downloaded songs if they wanted to. A lot of their lawsuits are baseless, if not outright absurd. Not all, for sure, but a noticeable amount. Most people will have a very hard time going to court for a lengthy and possibly very expensive trial, even if innocent. So theoretically an insurance against an unjustified lawsuit by the RIAA, which explicitly stipulates only covering costs if the insured person goes to trial and is found not guilty (or something like that), could make sense. Of course, this makes it not an insurance for people trading copyright files against being sued by the RIAA, but an insurance for people who don't trade copyrighted files against being sued by the RIAA. I don't know Swede myself, so I've no idea if this is what they're suggesting or not. I don’t know if it bogus or not, it certainly sounds fishy. But given the way the RIAA has been conducting those lawsuits, there is a lot to insure there that isn’t for illegal activity.

They sued people that couldn’t physically have downloaded songs if they wanted to. A lot of their lawsuits are baseless, if not outright absurd. Not all, for sure, but a noticeable amount.

Most people will have a very hard time going to court for a lengthy and possibly very expensive trial, even if innocent. So theoretically an insurance against an unjustified lawsuit by the RIAA, which explicitly stipulates only covering costs if the insured person goes to trial and is found not guilty (or something like that), could make sense.

Of course, this makes it not an insurance for people trading copyright files against being sued by the RIAA, but an insurance for people who don’t trade copyrighted files against being sued by the RIAA. I don’t know Swede myself, so I’ve no idea if this is what they’re suggesting or not.

]]> By: Forser http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060629/3510/#comment-197809 Forser Fri, 30 Jun 2006 06:05:29 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060629/3510/#comment-197809 It isn't bogus, there are similar services for not paying the fee when going by the subway/bus or when you drive past the taxbooths with your car. BUT, i would never support that kind of stupid stuff, better go and shave of the beard, get a haircut and a nice suit. and apply for a JOB. If i download and get busted, then it is my damn own problem for doing something illegal. Oh well, doesn't see a future in that really. It isn’t bogus, there are similar services for not paying the fee when going by the subway/bus or when you drive past the taxbooths with your car.

BUT, i would never support that kind of stupid stuff, better go and shave of the beard, get a haircut and a nice suit.
and apply for a JOB.

If i download and get busted, then it is my damn own problem for doing something illegal.
Oh well, doesn’t see a future in that really.

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