The Lawsuits Have Started In Virgina

[ddouglass]

Part of the damages that Sound Chioce is asking for (if they go to court and find someone guilty) is that their equipment be seized. That means the individual will be out of business and won't need to buy disks unless they plan on starting over after paying all the damages, fines, legal fees, etc. Not really very likely.

[muzicman144]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

Part of the damages that Sound Chioce is asking for (if they go to court and find someone guilty) is that their equipment be seized. That means the individual will be out of business and won't need to buy disks unless they plan on starting over after paying all the damages, fines, legal fees, etc. Not really very likely.

If one went to court as i understand it, they have been accused, but no inspection of equipment has been performed or seized, What stops the accused "pirate" of cleaning up his system, or disposing of the evidence, I.E., complete hard drive, failure, fire, theft, etc., leaving no evidence for the court to see. Seem proof of illegal use would be hard to prove. As i understand it, only one's word of SC's field agent is used, no other evidence have i seen noted. One could "borrow" a few disc from a good friend, load a hard drive and presto, he is ready for court, being sure to have a couple of SC disc included.
I have paid for every disc i own, but have no receipts, didn't know years ago that i would need that little piece of paper to prove anything, and i bet you all didn't either!!!!
muzicman144

[ddouglass]

He he is one of those who has bought a hard drive with massive amounts of songs, that might cost him more than the costs for court. I doubt they are the ones who will try it in court.

[Lonman]

Originally Posted by muzicman144

I have paid for every disc i own, but have no receipts, didn't know years ago that i would need that little piece of paper to prove anything, and i bet you all didn't either!!!!
muzicman144

Actually I have receipts for every new disc I ever purchased, although all the used discs I buy off of customers - no. However they are looking for original discs, not the receipts - to my understanding.

[Musicman51]

Hang on a sec while i compose myself....

ok i think i can type now.... let me make sure i have this right. A receipt for every single CD+G disc you have ever purchased in your lifetime? And i thought my grandma was just a little strange because she insist on saving the instruction manual to her old singer pump sewing machine. When i visit quinns music for my monthly chartbuster, i don't ever recall asking for a receipt. My local music store and i have that type of business relationship. Hey walt, i can see right now, if sound choice came aknockin' on my door, i'd be knee deep in a bucket of sunshine....

[billyo]

Originally Posted by Musicman51

Hang on a sec while i compose myself....

ok i think i can type now.... let me make sure i have this right. A receipt for every single CD+G disc you have ever purchased in your lifetime? And i thought my grandma was just a little strange because she insist on saving the instruction manual to her old singer pump sewing machine. When i visit quinns music for my monthly chartbuster, i don't ever recall asking for a receipt. My local music store and i have that type of business relationship. Hey walt, i can see right now, if sound choice came aknockin' on my door, i'd be knee deep in a bucket of sunshine....

i'm in the same boat as you are, i don't even know what happened to the receipt for the new Numark Fusion Dj Controller that i bought 2 weeks ago, and the new 500gb Seagate Momentus ext. hhd. that i bought monday, if SC come knockin on my door,i'll be on the same bucket of..

[Lonman]

Originally Posted by Musicman51

Hang on a sec while i compose myself....

ok i think i can type now.... let me make sure i have this right. A receipt for every single CD+G disc you have ever purchased in your lifetime?

They are collected & saved in a folder for tax purposes at the end of each year, so every reciept relating to karaoke/dj/music/production costs/etc. are in each year of my tax folders from the day I started.

[Musicman51]

I use my general system as a whole for my tax write off..never needed a reciept since i started. H&R block does my taxes....

[ddouglass]

Gentlemen lets keep this on subject which is the cases in Virginia. If you do not have something to add to that subject do not post it in this thread.
Personal attacks will not be tolerated in any of the Forums by MTU or myself.