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Actually, I thought about it a minute, and I have to add this:
In this case, the RIAA won. Almost undoubtedly, the woman found liable had heard the songs on the radio. Perhaps, she even heard the songs on XM or some other subscription based service. It is also likely that the people who received free copies of the song had also heard the song in the same manner. Perhaps some of them even attended a concert where one or more of the songs was performed.
None of those things gave her the right to seed the files out for distribution.
None of those things gave anyone the right to receive those files.
None of those things created a right of ownership or granted unlimited distribution rights.
Gideon, you are making a major, major mistake in your logic assuming that a fee paid once for one type of right grants you all other rights without limit for as long as you want. That just isn't the case.
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