Well, I believe virgin probably made more profit than they had to pay in fines. I also believe a company that has the best interests of its consumers is a good direction for any company.

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Virgin behaved in a surreal manner by downloading the song, cracking protection measures and then selling it from their own web site.

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Well, isn't this a surprise? NOT! I just wonder how many other companies have been doing this same thing? I bet Microsoft did the same thing!

What did they accutally do then?

Where they just disterbuting it without a liscence?

Suprising to think Virgin did this...i always think of them as quite a respectable company

"I believe virgin probably made more profit than they had to pay in fines."

$754,266? In profits? Off one song? A crappy song(IMHO)?
Maybe.
I suppose if they were not paying the copyright "owners" anything at all they might have grossed that much. If these idiots did not make stupid "exclusive" (think about what that word really means) deals this kind of thing would be much less of a problem.

Whoever got the idea to do this at Virgin is in trouble... :D

Anyways, its a crappy Madonna song, so you're probably right gray area. I never liked Madonna, she flip flops on who she is as a person, more than a politician who flips flops on crucial issues regarding the state. Truthfully, both are equally unsavoury in my opinion.

So probably, the song did not make as much money as the fines themselves, but who knows, a lot of people Mahonna.

Like Madonna, not Mahonna. oops

"VirginMega however says it broke the terms of the agreement to serve the best interests of it's consumers."

{First off: I hope Virgin didn't actully misspell "its" in its press release.}

Can I use that defense if I pirate some intellectual property from Virgin? Like if I use their logo to sell music on my website, but I want people to think they're buying from Virgin? I'm a Virgin consumer, and this would be in MY best interest... That's what they want, right?

it's sick the way people sue theses days everyone is out for a doller. if the prices of cd's and dvd would come down people would not download them. why should we make someone right off of one record. 995 of us have to get off our butt and work hard for the money we and we don't get rich at all. I think the money part of it has go out of hnd these days. If you take the money part out of it then peole would say what is the point of bothering with court. Anyway you look at it it's about the money sad really.

hot_ice
*nods nods*
Modonna is a elite and beign a elite she can change personityes at the drop of a hat and can affond to blow in the wind....thats the problem with the "rich" they can do anyhting without being forced from the clouds while we are on the ground trying to scrape by....mmmm I think I ahve found another issues I have *L* (,I ahve issues with sex,with BS in moives and games and now with rich people) *L*

hmmm.. guess they think its ok to pirate when ur small time but NO get huge and legit anti this anti that between the uprising gas prices and the uprising cost of media i cant afford both

@ zips

Don't get me started with Madonna, one day she has an american accent, next day she has a british accent, one day she's christian, next day she's into qaballah, one day she's a major swinger, next day she's a born again virgin, one day she's all skanky, next day she's all classy.

LOL!! But one thing that never changes is how her movies suck, hands down. Anyways, its pretty obvious she is leading a confused life. She will eventually get bored, and get cybernetic implants like the 6 million dollar man, and become a cyborg. lol

Are all companies as careless as Virgin mobile with the handling of music?

hot_ice
take a look at hillery clinton...she makes al gore look energitic 0-o

and shes just as clueless as modonna....

@zippy

I choose not to. lol. In respect to Al Gore, I find him quite refreshing, with his save the environment campaign. Mr. Gore, is passionate about what he does, I will give him that much. I can't wait to see his movie.

hot_ice
:P
well Gore is a bit wishy washy and dose the pandering nice nicely to...hes a bit beter than hilary but not by enough...

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it's never about being wrong or right or legit to download pirated stuff that's not the point i was makeing. My porint is take the money out of it and there is nothing to fight for. so CoreBus it's not about Pirate suff. I'm on about the money side of thing and money makes the world go round. If that is not the case how come you cant but a new cd or dvd for $5.00. Like i sade before i work for what i got everyday and hard i now have 3 jobs to stay alive. my problem is if i was rich i would still be in the same place i'm in now because i would give my money to the poor and the sick to help them. Nothing would take away how that would make me feel. so sueing virgin was about the money nothing eles or they could have turned around and sayed lets work something out you pay me for everyone you made and make money on and move on.

Too many lawsuits based on piracy, and the consequences attached to it, are just too harsh.