I think there's one point that must be made in all of this. *you know* the Beastie attorneys stretched this case out for aeons (this is about "pass the mic" afterall, a song that's - what, 10 years old???), so they could get this kind of compensation. Seems to me that is abhorent. It sucks that anyone would have to pay that much money *just to find out* if they could be compensated for the use of their music by people who got paid very well for using it without permission. It's one thing if the guy loses this case - I'm not even trying to debate that - but to assume his lawyers would stretch it out for years on end, generating those kinds of fees is absurd. This is legal f*ckery of the worst kind.
Of course, I could have these details all wrong, but from what I've read so far, that seems the most likely explanation. Tristan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
