A New York teen, dubbed a pirate by the Record Industry, is counter suing them for defamation, violating anti-trust laws, conspiring to defraud the courts and making extortionate threats. They have demanded a jury trial and are filing a counterclaim against the companies for allegedly damaging the boy's reputation, distracting him from school and costing him legal fees.
Ordinarily, suing at a drop of a hat on spurious grounds leaves this blogger cold but he’d be happy to make an exception in the case of the recording industry and especially Sony, the spoilsports. Forgive me if I’m out of order but I can’t for the life of me see what’s wrong with buying a CD and sharing it online.
When it comes to thousands and thousands of songs, well maybe but firstly, go after the big boys and secondly, they’re sure as hell not clamping down for the good of the struggling artist, who gets a pittance in the first place.
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