It failed in the UK because people here have a hatred for authority figures and for extortionists especially in the currant climate. people are not scared to tell em to get lost unlike the USA where you cant even cross a road in the wrong place.
The guys a rap / hip hop artist nothing wrong with that but that genera is thwart with samples of other peoples songs. I would guess if you went through Jacksons catalogue you could find maybe 100 artists he borrowed from. pot calling kettle black maybe.
The whole act is totally unworkable and should be repealed. It only is for large ISPs like BT small ISPs are exempt and now this we should get rid of the thing ASAP.
quite possible you could be right this story also in The Gaurdian at the link below.
The controversial London-based law firm which sent tens of thousands of letters demanding payment from people it accused of illegal filesharing has dramatically quit its copyright litigations, claiming death threats are causing "immense hassle" to the lead solicitor's family.
I notice all these RIAA trols hide behind A.C. are they scared to give us a profile. Or perhaps they have been brainwashed so uch they forgot their own name.
Sorry very few musicians "make it big" as you say. Far many more now are making a living without the record lables. and their scaming of the artist. That is the point and as more take to the new technololgy then sooner rather than later one of them will make it real big by this model.
As far as I can see it is a cover version since when are cover versions of songs illegal i assume the writrers get their share of the royalties. THEREFORE TELL EM TO STICK IT WHERE THE SUN DIONT SHINE.
Laws wont stop anything just drive it deeper underground. They have never stopped anything this way. As to being thrown off the web hahaha even false names will be used.
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The controversial London-based law firm which sent tens of thousands of letters demanding payment from people it accused of illegal filesharing has dramatically quit its copyright litigations, claiming death threats are causing "immense hassle" to the lead solicitor's family.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jan/25/acslaw-ceases-filesharing-claims
perh aps they also realise the futility of such claims on such flimsly evedence.
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