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A FOUR YEAR INVESTIGATION.
Was justice served in any just way?
Were the millions of $ and thousands of hours worth it?
Who authorized the absurd use of taxpayer money that could otherwise been used to stop real criminals and real crimes affecting real people?
If this guy made a million on these CDs, only a grand would have gone to any artist.
Justice is not blind, it is being fucked by corporations.
The profit of the middlemen in the cartel that keep musicians from making any money has been preserved.
this old but not totally abandoned physical medium.
Damn...
"This activity enabled him to commercially exploit protected material, generating income at the expense of legitimate artists and businesses within the music industry.”
You mean how OpenAI et al have been doing for the past few years?
For the CD guy, the proper pockets were not greased prior to engaging in illicit activity.
No, it's fine for OpenAl to do it, because they are wealthy. Rules only exist for poor people.
but that's.... different!
Meanwhile, AI companies get a free pass to steal every work online.
If it's not consistent, it's not justice.
Commenting on the sentencing, a council spokesperson said of Kearns “This activity enabled him to commercially exploit protected material, generating income at the expense of legitimate artists and businesses within the music industry.” A local councilor also highlighted the potential for generating “significant illicit profit” from the trade in counterfeit and unauthorized goods. They hoped that the sentencing of Kearns, even though it is suspended, would deter other pirate traders.
it’s very confusing, just how big is the pirate cd market? i wouldn’t take them if you gave them to me for free
yet they make it sound like he’s generating millions of dollars
It all had to funnel through their lazer tag empire.
Somebody is still purchasing burned CD compilations, even in 2018??
Unless he had some of the rarest lost media ever, I can't see him making more than £100 per year
There's still a few shops that sell them in Singas.
Doing it for the game.
I thought this was a headline from LA or Australia...
