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Proving that the guys at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) are, in fact, completely nuts, people who use filesharing programs like Limewire and Ares could be fined $1.5 million for sharing one solitary compilation album. You think we’re kidding?

The theory behind the PRO-IP Act that the RIAA is pushing for is that each track on a compilation album represents an album. Therefore, if $150,000 an album is the going rate to be sued by the RIAA, a compilation album that contains tracks from 10 albums is obviously worth $1.5 million. When did filesharing become so comical?

We can just picture the forthcoming headlines of students being sued for millions of dollars for using filesharing programs. One lawyer called the bill the most “outrageously gluttonous IP bill ever introduced in the US”. We’re with that guy.

Where do we even begin with dissecting this news? The RIAA has become even more of a joke than it was before. Look at this way: remember that one great compilation tape you had as a kid that you made copies of for all your friends? Imagine if you were sued $1.5 million for making those tapes.

Filesharing does not justify million-dollar fines in any way.

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