Kazaa Agrees to Pay $100m to the Record Industry

siddesu writes "BBC has the following breaking story: File-sharing site Kazaa will become a legal music download service following a series of high-profile legal battles. The peer-to-peer network has also agreed to pay $100m (£53m) in damages to the record industry. The announcement follows the release of a music industry report that says more than 20 billion music tracks have been downloaded illegally in the last year. Hungry artists across the globe rejoice."

Next in line to pay up

[MECC]

Now lets see how much they'll pay to all the people whose PCs have been crippled by all the malware kazaa dumps on their computers.

FTFA: We have won another battle in an ongoing war," said John Kennedy, chairman and CEO of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industries (IFPI). "We move forward with a spring in our step."

All they have to do now is get all those undead [betanews.com] offenders to pay up.

Just watch MTV Cribs

[Artie_Effim]

Gee - I used to DL music, but after watching MTV Cribs and seeing those poor starving musicians with their 8000sq/ft homes and pools and 5 cars, I started buying all my music, you know..for kids.

Re:20 Billion Tracks?

[LiquidCoooled]

Yes, now bend over. - RIAA spokesperson.

Behind the Times

[Billosaur]

"We have won another battle in an ongoing war," said John Kennedy, chairman and CEO of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industries (IFPI). "We move forward with a spring in our step."

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industries? Ok guys, it's the 21st Century, so you may want to update the name a little. Although, I have to admit, the new USB turntable I installed on my multi-media PC is smokin'!

I wonder if they ever get confused with the International Federation of the Pornographic Industries?

Re:Hungry artists...

[Aim Here]

You insensitive CLOD! Didn't you hear what happened [theonion.com] to Kid Rock?