**Ariel Millennium Thornton** @arielmt@computerfairi.es · 2021-10-11T01:20:56Z

Ariel Millennium Thornton @arielmt@computerfairi.es

Ariel Millennium Thornton @arielmt@computerfairi.es

All the "piracy is bad" takes remind me of that time the RIAA claimed Limewire owed them $75 trillion for piracy.

More than the entire world's annual GDP.

More than the whole industry made since the phonograph's invention in 1877.

Arista v. Limewire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arista_Records_LLC_v._Lime_Group_LLC#Limitations_on_damages

Oct 11, 2021, 01:20 · · · ·

**Trysdyn, Jolteon Aspect** @trysdyn@marf.space · Oct 11, 2021, 01:23

**Trysdyn, Jolteon Aspect** @trysdyn@marf.space · Oct 11, 2021, 01:23

Oct 11, 2021, 01:23

Trysdyn, Jolteon Aspect @trysdyn@marf.space

@arielmt Ah yes, the dark ages of copyright where the RIAA ramrodded a stupid statutory damage through on infringement penalties then went around suing everyone for the maximum damage for every download they could detect (while being the ones providing the file most of the time).

I can't say we've improved since then, but it was just ludicrous at the time.

**^,,^** @x44203@cuties.social · Oct 11, 2021, 07:56

**^,,^** @x44203@cuties.social · Oct 11, 2021, 07:56

Oct 11, 2021, 07:56

^,,^ @x44203@cuties.social

@arielmt "LimeWire CEO Mark Gorton paid $105 million to the four largest record labels,[33] which at that time were Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group, and EMI." And apparently the "laws" only apply to big corporations

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