That may be true that they were shared, but was there a record of the number of downloads? If there's no evidence of anyone actually grabbing the files, how can they prove damages?
--- Stephen Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 2, 2008 5:21 PM, Michael Madigan > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The law doesn't allow for that, except for > punitive > > damages, which usually aren't awarded except in > > egregious cases. > > > > If your neighbor's kid breaks your window, you > can't > > sue for pain and suffering, or to provide a > deterrent > > to prevent him from breaking it again. You can > only > > sue for the cost of replacing the window. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Back to the music files. They were placed on a > shared drive I thought? Was > that shared at the university, or just for the > family? > -- > Stephen Russell > Sr. Production Systems Programmer > Mimeo.com > Memphis TN > > 901.246-0159 > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: > http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

