while amusing, that info graphic seems to be confusing statutory and punitive damages.
Grossly oversimplifying:
Statutory damages are damages awarded based on the value of the object/good in question ($1 per song)
Punitive damages are damages awarded to act as a deterrent against abuse ($300,000 per song)
All this is ignoring the fact that the RIAA seems to equate 1 stolen song = 1 lost sale. This broken logic has been disproven multiple times by people much more savvy in the industry than me.
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy
Grossly oversimplifying:
Statutory damages are damages awarded based on the value of the object/good in question ($1 per song)
Punitive damages are damages awarded to act as a deterrent against abuse ($300,000 per song)
All this is ignoring the fact that the RIAA seems to equate 1 stolen song = 1 lost sale. This broken logic has been disproven multiple times by people much more savvy in the industry than me.
-Terry
-----
"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy