World's Largest Lawsuit , Ever

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  1. KinXiom

    KinXiom Well-Known Member

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    http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/12/22/al...r-165-trillion/



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    I haven’t been able to find information on the largest lawsuit in history but I’m sure this one is right up at the top. The RIAA (yes, I was just as shocked as you ;) ) is suing the website AllofMP3.com on behalf of EMI, Sony BMG, Universal Music, and Warner Music in the amount of $150,000 for each of the 11 million songs that were downloaded from June to October of 2006. That comes to a lawsuit totaling $1.65 trillion!

    For those of you who have been hibernating for the last few months I’ll give you a quick run down on the excitement that AllofMP3.com has had. They are a Russian music website that operates legally in Russia but it is deemed illegal in other countries, such as the United States, because they don’t pay royalties to the artists. The RIAA continues to do everything in their power to shutdown the site but their attempts fail one after another. The United States even went as far as blocking Russia’s entrance into the World Trade Organization (WTO) until they shutdown the site.

    I find this whole situation to be pretty amusing and love hearing about all of the new threats that continue to evolve. Oh yeah, and if you haven’t joined AllofMP3.com or you need to add more money to your account they’ll give you a 20% bonus (until January 14, 2007). So there has never been a better time to get your music from a Russian site! ;)


    That's alot of money Bill Gates only has 50 BILLION dollars a trillion dollars is equal too 1000 billion dollars
     
  2. Sly.

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    Haha owned
     
  3. Lefthanded

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    wow that is something
     
  4. KinXiom

    KinXiom Well-Known Member

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    Well that's not the highest lawsuit i found one for 97.8 trillion :|
     
  5. Greasy Pete

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    wow


    i don't see why they would try to get that much money... they'll probably never get it
     
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    wow..... how do they expect RUSSIA out of all countries to come up with that kind of money:P
     
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    russia is teh sex!
     
  8. l0nleystranger

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    Yes....I think theyll pay it over a period of...60 years..around there.
     
  9. David.

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    This isnt the first time they've tried, and failed.
     
  10. Lt. Crumpet

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    the RIAA wont get a penny. russia isnt anywhere NEAR US jurisdiciton. this is just to scare people away from the site.

    but on a side note....

    way to go russia! stick it to the RIAA!
     
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    christ, $1.65 trillion is allot of money! :wacko:
     
  12. GuitarGuru

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    ya good point... is it possible for them to do anything about it?
     
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    pwned
     
  14. [.BC.] Intelevend

    [.BC.] Intelevend Well-Known Member

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    Dont think there is much they can do since its legal in russia
     
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    lol w/e it realy deosnt matter how much sites they close down they will never end piracy
     

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