01/19/07 - Germany's RIAA Sues Rapidshare

SM596 · 01-19-2007, 11:55 PM

The German collecting society GEMA has obtained from the District Court in Cologne temporary injunctions against the operator of the data exchange services and . The latter is said to have used copyright protected works of GEMA members in an unlawful fashion. The services make virtual storage space available into which users can upload content that is thereby made publicly available to other users. GEMA spokesman Hans-Herwig Geyer told heise online that the services should not be allowed to continue to operate in their present form. The collecting society is now demanding that the operator provide details on how many copyright protected works of GEMA members are currently stored on the said sites.

According to GEMA, the service in particular has at times boasted of making some 15 million files available to its users. The operator had however failed to obtain from GEMA a license for making copyright protected files available, the collecting society spokesman observed. To date RapidShare had claimed not to have any knowledge of the content uploaded by the users and of not being in a position to control the same, the spokesman continued. Through its injunctions the District Court in Cologne had now however made it clear to the company that the fact that it was the users and not the operator of the services that uploaded the content onto the sites did not, from a legal point of view, lessen the operator’s liability for copyright infringements that occurred within the context of the services, the spokesman added.

Harald Heker, the chairman of the executive board of GEMA, believes the court's decisions will have repercussions on the way "Web 2.0 services" such as YouTube and MySpace will be treated in future. What the decisions according to Mr. Heker show is that "the mere circumstance of shifting acts of use to users and the purported inability of the operator to control content do not relieve the operator of a service from the copyright liability he/she/it possesses for the content made available for download from the operator's website(s)."

The Gatfather · 01-20-2007, 12:15 AM

Next in line: SendSpace MegaUpload YouSendIt etc....

J-Banks · 01-20-2007, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Atwal

Next in line: SendSpace MegaUpload YouSendIt etc....

nooooo, lol

bballplaya12 · 01-20-2007, 12:27 AM

this ain't gonna effect the downloaders is it?....because ive downloaded from there plus many more sites i swear to god like 50 times......no joke......sumone clear it up, cuz untill then....no downloads for me

this could be like that thing that happenned with kazaa and napster a few years ago....everyone gettin sewed and shit.....gay stuff

Renegade25 · 01-20-2007, 12:41 AM

they should ban everything that can be associated with music leaking.
DC ++ and Alcohol and All that Bittorrent.
But they wont be albe to, NEt is out of control.
U cant control it.!

sniper1 · 01-20-2007, 12:42 AM

lol.thats wassup.now yall cheap muthafuckas gonna have to buy the cds.

Antonio Montana · 01-20-2007, 12:44 AM

man those RIAA bitches are fuckin up everything,first mixtapes now rapidshare,smh

Mr.Smith · 01-20-2007, 12:49 AM

the mixtapes was bad. But this rapidshare is good for the artist. By the summer you might see a increase in sells. Cause you bastards are gonna have no choice but to purchase the real cd. Next target albumbase, limewire, bearshare... Not gonna hurt to spend 10 bucks

ns_diplomat · 01-20-2007, 12:58 AM

Oh My God...what The Fuk Is Going On?

G Bird · 01-20-2007, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by eL mAs cHolo

man those RIAA bitches are fuckin up everything,first mixtapes now rapidshare,smh

Real talk, I bet the RIAA is gonna get there building bombed or something like that, people fuckin furious about them shuttin down the mixtape game, and now this too....

Zhiwai · 01-20-2007, 01:25 AM

damn that sucks

THREATS · 01-20-2007, 01:25 AM

wow. this is gettin crazy.

Smithilberry · 01-20-2007, 01:41 AM

i love to download music!... :[

JKO · 01-20-2007, 03:40 AM

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lol.thats wassup.now yall cheap muthafuckas gonna have to buy the cds

You got an internet connection and you be the first one downloading so dont front.

ThingAlec · 01-20-2007, 05:41 AM

All the RIAA really cares about are the big-whig CEO's of labels.

Ciya · 01-20-2007, 06:57 AM

i lived in Germany, i aint understand what in the text says

G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath

LCFC 21 · 01-20-2007, 07:00 AM

damn that aint good

i love 50 cent · 01-20-2007, 07:07 AM

good for them

G.A.N.G.S.T.A. G · 01-20-2007, 07:11 AM

When i download some music and i like it, I buy the cd.
It's better then when im buying a CD and the album is like chit.

I think the music industry needs the downloads even more to promote their music. Mostly because you can send it to friends by MSN or G-Mail.
If they like it 2 or even more they are gonna buy the CD.

scool · 01-20-2007, 07:19 AM

bahhahahha they gon get their building bombed

NEWSKULL · 01-20-2007, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Y.B.S. The Don

the mixtapes was bad. But this rapidshare is good for the artist. By the summer you might see a increase in sells. Cause you bastards are gonna have no choice but to purchase the real cd. Next target albumbase, limewire, bearshare... Not gonna hurt to spend 10 bucks

YEAH I BET THAT'S WHY 50 CENT ALBUM IS NOW COMING OUT IN THE SUMMER... Man The RIAA is going wild, And It seem like they have been waiting forever to do that .... Like "2006 is the last year We are going to let them eat , At the end of 2006 it's time to make some move" lol...

leb · 01-20-2007, 08:21 AM

alwayz send shit thru msn lol ...

leb · 01-20-2007, 08:25 AM

o yeah n fuk tha RIAA

NEWSKULL · 01-20-2007, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G.A.N.G.S.T.A. G

When i download some music and i like it, I buy the cd.
It's better then when im buying a CD and the album is like chit.

I think the music industry needs the downloads even more to promote their music. Mostly because you can send it to friends by MSN or G-Mail.
If they like it 2 or even more they are gonna buy the CD.

Fuck That Shit...Stop Lying to yourself... Ain't nobody doing that shit... Well maybe 0.001% of the downloaders and that's it... You don't even have to download albums just to have a listen ...For example with MTV the Leak or What Myspace did with LilScrappy album...

TeamChronic · 01-20-2007, 08:31 AM

damn, id like to see them try and stop all the illegal downloading hahaa good luck

01-19-2007, 11:55 PM	#1
SM596 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 22,872 Repped: 2,815 Repped 24,750 Times in 4,450 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 25 Times in 23 Posts	01/19/07 - Germany's RIAA Sues Rapidshare 01/19/07 - Germany's RIAA Sues Rapidshare The German collecting society GEMA has obtained from the District Court in Cologne temporary injunctions against the operator of the data exchange services and . The latter is said to have used copyright protected works of GEMA members in an unlawful fashion. The services make virtual storage space available into which users can upload content that is thereby made publicly available to other users. GEMA spokesman Hans-Herwig Geyer told heise online that the services should not be allowed to continue to operate in their present form. The collecting society is now demanding that the operator provide details on how many copyright protected works of GEMA members are currently stored on the said sites. According to GEMA, the service in particular has at times boasted of making some 15 million files available to its users. The operator had however failed to obtain from GEMA a license for making copyright protected files available, the collecting society spokesman observed. To date RapidShare had claimed not to have any knowledge of the content uploaded by the users and of not being in a position to control the same, the spokesman continued. Through its injunctions the District Court in Cologne had now however made it clear to the company that the fact that it was the users and not the operator of the services that uploaded the content onto the sites did not, from a legal point of view, lessen the operator’s liability for copyright infringements that occurred within the context of the services, the spokesman added. Harald Heker, the chairman of the executive board of GEMA, believes the court's decisions will have repercussions on the way "Web 2.0 services" such as YouTube and MySpace will be treated in future. What the decisions according to Mr. Heker show is that "the mere circumstance of shifting acts of use to users and the purported inability of the operator to control content do not relieve the operator of a service from the copyright liability he/she/it possesses for the content made available for download from the operator's website(s)."

01-20-2007, 12:44 AM	#7
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01-20-2007, 12:15 AM	#2
The Gatfather Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,436 Repped: 519 Repped 2,049 Times in 381 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Next in line: SendSpace MegaUpload YouSendIt etc....

01-20-2007, 12:27 AM	#4
bballplaya12 G-Unit East Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The East Coast Posts: 160 Repped: 13 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	this ain't gonna effect the downloaders is it?....because ive downloaded from there plus many more sites i swear to god like 50 times......no joke......sumone clear it up, cuz untill then....no downloads for me this could be like that thing that happenned with kazaa and napster a few years ago....everyone gettin sewed and shit.....gay stuff

01-20-2007, 12:41 AM	#5
Renegade25 Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,764 Repped: 4 Repped 595 Times in 107 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	they should ban everything that can be associated with music leaking. DC ++ and Alcohol and All that Bittorrent. But they wont be albe to, NEt is out of control. U cant control it.!

01-20-2007, 12:42 AM	#6
sniper1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 110 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	lol.thats wassup.now yall cheap muthafuckas gonna have to buy the cds.

01-20-2007, 12:49 AM	#8
Mr.Smith Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,248 Repped: 897 Repped 333 Times in 63 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	the mixtapes was bad. But this rapidshare is good for the artist. By the summer you might see a increase in sells. Cause you bastards are gonna have no choice but to purchase the real cd. Next target albumbase, limewire, bearshare... Not gonna hurt to spend 10 bucks

01-20-2007, 01:25 AM	#11
Zhiwai G_unit_soldier_Chang Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 9,469 Repped: 15 Repped 49 Times in 8 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	damn that sucks

01-20-2007, 01:25 AM	#12
THREATS Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 9,681 Repped: 525 Repped 263 Times in 138 Posts Neg Reps: 25 Neg Repped at 16 Times in 14 Posts	wow. this is gettin crazy.

01-20-2007, 05:41 AM	#15
ThingAlec Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 293 Repped: 23 Repped 18 Times in 11 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	All the RIAA really cares about are the big-whig CEO's of labels.

01-20-2007, 06:57 AM	#16
Ciya Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Where Benz,BMW,Porsche..... from/Bremen City Posts: 7,155 Repped: 2,387 Repped 1,292 Times in 317 Posts Neg Reps: 7 Neg Repped at 37 Times in 28 Posts	i lived in Germany, i aint understand what in the text says G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath

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LCFC 21 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: h Posts: 9,152 Repped: 2,605 Repped 4,139 Times in 608 Posts Neg Reps: 7 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	damn that aint good

01-20-2007, 07:07 AM	#18
i love 50 cent gunit oli Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 116 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	good for them

01-20-2007, 07:11 AM	#19
G.A.N.G.S.T.A. G Pimpin' Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 806 Repped: 141 Repped 78 Times in 18 Posts Neg Reps: 4 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	When i download some music and i like it, I buy the cd. It's better then when im buying a CD and the album is like chit. I think the music industry needs the downloads even more to promote their music. Mostly because you can send it to friends by MSN or G-Mail. If they like it 2 or even more they are gonna buy the CD.

01-20-2007, 07:19 AM	#20
scool Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: DA CHAT SEXHUN THRONE MAFUCCA.. DEEBO WUDDUP?? Posts: 20,134 Repped: 1,328 Repped 2,389 Times in 867 Posts Neg Reps: 267 Neg Repped at 488 Times in 326 Posts	bahhahahha they gon get their building bombed

01-20-2007, 08:21 AM	#22
leb Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 15,231 Repped: 6,936 Repped 165 Times in 29 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	alwayz send shit thru msn lol ...

01-20-2007, 08:25 AM	#23
leb Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 15,231 Repped: 6,936 Repped 165 Times in 29 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	o yeah n fuk tha RIAA

01-20-2007, 08:31 AM	#25
TeamChronic Igot Blunts Bongs Bitches Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,160 Repped: 29 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	damn, id like to see them try and stop all the illegal downloading hahaa good luck