Warner Theme Park Pirated Artists’ Music For Six Years

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I know I shouldn't laugh about stuff like this but it is pretty funny to see court rulings that actually favor the artists, not big corporations.

The Supreme Court in Spain has ruled that during a six year period a Warner Bros. themed park failed to compensate artists and rightsholders. The Court found that between 2002 and 2008 Warner Park (Parque Warner) used unlicensed music in a "intense and continuous" manner and must now pay compensation of $354,000.
 
350K really? That's how much a single person would be charged for pirating 1 song.

*EDIT* Nm it's Spain Supreme Court.
 
shouldn't it be like 300 billion? like 5 million per infraction? wtf is this bullshit.
 
agree with previous comments. let's not forget jail time for all those involved.
 
NickJames said:
350K really? That's how much a single person would be charged for pirating 1 song.

*EDIT* Nm it's Spain Supreme Court.
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It's in a place with reasonable intellectual property rights. Not the USA with their draconian and massively outdated copyright laws.

the-one1 said:
Us mere mortals would have been ordered to pay 10x that amount
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Not in Spain, it would be more like $250.
 
Wishing Spain would have used RIAA as a pricing guide in determining the settlement. The usual and customary rate for per play of an illicit copy or copies, based on park hours over those six years, may very well have bankrupted Warner Bros. Would've served them right too!
 
Shouldn't the fine be based upon how many people listened to the pirated songs? Per song? So if there were 2000 people visiting the park on any given day, we have to assume they all listened to each song every time it was played. And the park is responsible for each incident of piracy. Right?
 
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