Comment Re:Motive? (Score 1) 724
Your comment "shaking him down" is a very familiar tactic of the Music Police.
For years, BMI, ASCAP, SASAC, Harry Fox, et al, have been shaking down restaurants and businesses for playing the radio, jukeboxes or recorded music for ambiance.
Lawsuits like these along with the recent Sony gaffe are signs the industry is in a state of panic and will shoot at anything that moves. The problem for them is purely PR. Few think downloading a song is really illegal but many do think pursuing mom and pop is wrong.
For years, BMI, ASCAP, SASAC, Harry Fox, et al, have been shaking down restaurants and businesses for playing the radio, jukeboxes or recorded music for ambiance.
Lawsuits like these along with the recent Sony gaffe are signs the industry is in a state of panic and will shoot at anything that moves. The problem for them is purely PR. Few think downloading a song is really illegal but many do think pursuing mom and pop is wrong.
