How to not get prosecuted for music piracy …

Opinion
Dec 4, 20061 min

“Using online music services to share songs without paying for them may be illegal, but casual users don’t usually find themselves under the steely gaze of an angry recording industry executive. Unless Dad is the head of Warner Music Group.” — from Reuters When Dad is Edgar Bronfman, the head of Warner Music Group, what does happen? Do you get a subpoena? Nope. Fined? Nope again. Perhaps you get a damn good talking to. Sadly, we’ll never know. What we do however know is that double standards are easy when you’re Edgar Bronfman.