Resounding victory for the music industry.
This judgment is one of the most important achievements in the fight against music piracy anywhere.
Anyone who says this was about the technology has missed the point of the case and the judgment. If you set up a business deliberately to harvest and facilitate infringing activity it doesn't matter what technology you use. This is solely about the misuse of technology.
Given the value of the music ripped off was several billion dollars, the damages claim will be substantial.
We will ask the court when it comes to damages to reflect the value of the music these people ripped off.
It is a great day for artists and anyone who wants to make a living from music. The loud and clear message to anyone involved in the illegal online music business is to get out of it, get legal.
The court's decision confirms that people cannot build a business on stealing the creative work of others and profiting from it.
It is a great day for artists, it is a great day for anyone who wants to make a living from music.
We want the damages order to reflect the value of the music that was distributed. We don't yet have a figure, but we expect it to be in the order of several billion dollars.
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