Cuban Says RIAA Damages Should be $5 Per Month

Thomas Hawk writes "Mark Cuban is arguing over at Blog Maverick that with the introduction of Yahoo!'s new $5 per month music service that this needs to become the new de facto 'damages' that the RIAA ought to be able to claim when suing kids. After all, when the kids could have paid for the music via Yahoo! for $5 a month it makes it hard to say the music loss is worth more than that. 'The RIAA can no longer claim that students who are downloading music are costing them thousands of dollars each. They cant claim much of anything actually. In essence, Yahoo just turned possession of a controlled music substance into a misdemeanor. Payable by a $5 per month fine.'"

Oh...now I get it.

[187807]

After reading the title I was wondering why the RIAA would care what someone in Cuba thinks.

Cubans

[iBran]

Who do those Cuban people think they are, telling American companies what to do!?

Re:cuban eh?

[kryogen1x]

I remember seeing a user on slashdot with the name FidelCastro. But it wasn't him that submitted it.

Mark Cuban is the Best!

[Egorn]

The RIAA couldn't manage a Dairy Queen.

Re:Cubans

[travellingmonk]

Who do those Cuban people think they are, telling American companies what to do!?

I had an image of Castro standing there with a cigar in one hand, iPod in the other, telling everyone that music was the property of the people and so everyone should be able to download songs for free...

Re:Upload, not download

[JVert]

Your may rob from the rich but i'll have your soul if you even think of giving to the poor!

Re:this guy is on drugs

[bobcat7677]

Just want to clarify... you mean a 5 watt INCANDESANT light bulb right? ...Because a 5 watt incandesant bulb would be pretty dim while 5 watt fluorescent bulb would actually be considerably brighter in comparison. And then there are 5 watt LED bulbs...

This is slashdot after all. Please be specific about the technologies you refer to. :D

Re:Cubans

[Anonymous Coward]

I say we place on embargo on their goods in retaliation!

Re:Oh...now I get it.

[MajorDick]

Youre not the only one.
Moreover my first thought in a slysdexic sort of way was that the RIAA was going after Cubans, I thought, Oooohhh that'll be fun , let the REAL copyright wars begin, a subpeona is no match for a well oiled AK-74

Re:That doesn't compute.

[kkovach]

Actually, anyone stealing a shirt from Wallmart should be given some housing and a free meal. ;-)

- Kevin

Controlled Music Substance

[Esion Modnar]

What a phrase! Better watch out, you don't want to get pulled over and be found to be in possession of a "controlled music substance."

This is just one row over from "controlled literary substance" and one column up from "thought crime." Though, that last CMS I tried left my ears all numb and tingly. That was some good shit! (Another CMS wasn't much good for listening, but it killed all the mice in my house.)

Re:Cubans

[AvantLegion]

>> I had an image of Castro standing there with a cigar in one hand, iPod in the other, telling everyone that music was the property of the people and so everyone should be able to download songs for free...

I was having the exact same image, except he falls down on stage afterwards...

Re:Upload, not download

[AviLazar]

First, it's possible to make a fair use defense based on your ownership of the CD or DVD.

"Your honor, yes I know I allowed 5000 people to download music from my computer...but I own the original CD" holds up CD "so it falls under the fair use law."

Then the kids defense attorney rises "Your honor, as you can see, we would like to plead mental insanity. This kid is a fucking moron."