RIAA Wins Battle with Downloading Mom, Still Losing War
The verdict is in and the downloading mom is guilty. According to WiredNews' RIAA Jury Finds Minnesota Woman Liable for Piracy, Awards $222,000 on Threat Level:
Still, it's unlikely the RIAA's courtroom victory will translate into a financial windfall or stop piracy, which the industry claims costs it billions in lost sales. Despite the thousands of lawsuits -- the majority of them settling while others have been dismissed or are pending -- the RIAA's litigation war on internet piracy has neither dented illegal, peer-to-peer file sharing or put much fear in the hearts of music swappers.
According to BigChampagne, an online measuring service, the number of peer-to-peer users unlawfully trading goods has nearly tripled since 2003, when the RIAA began legal onslaught targeting individuals.
Yes, RIAA has settled cases out of court and they have one this one but is this anyway to solve the problem? If I were a share holder in one of the RIAA companies, I'd expect management to find a better way to sell music. Stop hanging on to old market structures consumers have out grown.
Sure, they won today's battle but they are still losing the war.
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