[Infowarrior] - BMG Demands $20 For Pirated Bruno Mars / Eminem Downloads

[Richard Forno]

BMG Demands $20 For Pirated Bruno Mars / Eminem Downloads

	• enigmax
	• September 14, 2012

http://torrentfreak.com/bmg-demands-20-for-pirated-bruno-mars-eminem-downloads-120914/

With the so-called “six strikes” scheme just around the corner in the United States, one could be forgiven for thinking that the major recording labels are satisfied with their anti-piracy progress. But one major management company appears to want to extract just that little bit more from alleged file-sharers. In emails being sent out to subscribers via their ISPs, account holders are being asked for settlements, not for many thousands of dollars, but just $20 cash.

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“By deliberately obscuring the distinction between the subscriber’s contract with the ISP and the subscriber’s liability under federal copyright law, BMG’s website attempts to trick innocent subscribers into settling copyright infringement cases when they in fact have no liability,” he concludes.

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