Michael Speck Quotations

We want the damages order to reflect the value of the music that was distributed. We don't yet have a figure, but we expect it to be in the order of several billion dollars.

Given the value of the music ripped off was several billion dollars, the damages claim will be substantial,

It is a great day for artists, it is a great day for anyone who wants to make a living from music.

It is a great day for artists and anyone who wants to make a living from music. The loud and clear message to anyone involved in the illegal online music business is to get out of it, get legal.

We will ask the court when it comes to damages to reflect the value of the music these people ripped off.

Anyone who says this was about the technology has missed the point of the case and the judgment. If you set up a business deliberately to harvest and facilitate infringing activity it doesn't matter what technology you use. This is solely about the misuse of technology.

This judgment is one of the most important achievements in the fight against music piracy anywhere,

It's about sending a message to illegal operators that they cannot get away with taking other people's work.

The court's decision confirms that people cannot build a business on stealing the creative work of others and profiting from it.

The court has made orders that will see the system either legitimized or disappear.