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High-Court Nominee Mirrors Industry Copyright Stance — Update
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jun 02, 2009 04:27pm |
| Category | Analysis |
| News Date | Jun 01, 2009 01:55pm |
| Description | When it comes to financial damages in copyright infringement cases, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor embraces the content industry’s party line.
The Recording Industry Association of America, which has sued more than 30,000 individuals for file-sharing copyrighted music, routinely seeks hefty monetary awards well beyond the financial losses associated with the pilfered music in question. The same is true with the Motion Picture Association of America, the Business Software Alliance and others content owners suing for copyright infringement.
President Barack Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court appears to back the theory — a false one at that — that large money damages deter copyright infringement. |
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