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No doubt their bread and butter is doing what they're actually licensed to do, Fender parts.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Gibson styled products
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bagman67
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There are efforts afoot to criminalize IP infringement in the US, specifically where folks steal digital media (pirate bay, that sort of thing). I haven't tracked it very closely. But if 700 people, or even a significant fraction of that quantity, went to jail in the US over illegal downloads, I'd be quite surprised.
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Right. There have been some outrageous punishments - Joel Tannenbaum's $675,000 fine for downloading 30 files, and Jammie Thomas' $222,000 fine (reduced from $1.5M) for 24 files, among others - but nobody's gone to jail over it. In larger cases, such as the Samsung/Sony thing, or Blackberry v. [Somebody], the awards were much larger - well into many millions - and involved patents. Still, no jail. As has been pointed out, it's a civil matter, not criminal.
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One recent RIAA case, someone did the math, and the RIAA lawyers were seeking damages of XXXX per YYYY, which ended up being "more money than is calculated to exist in the entire world".
TomPerverteau
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What is this new "Regal" thing?
bagman67
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Tom P! Long time no see!
Gibson appears to have sent Warmoth a cease-and-desist letter to get them to stop making LP, SG, Explorer, etc. bodies and necks late last year, so Warmoth sold off all the stock, and have subsequently come up with some non-infringing variants.
Is that seven-string of yours in service, or is it still up on blocks in the yard?
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Gibson appears to have sent Warmoth a cease-and-desist letter to get them to stop making LP, SG, Explorer, etc. bodies and necks late last year, so Warmoth sold off all the stock, and have subsequently come up with some non-infringing variants.
Is that seven-string of yours in service, or is it still up on blocks in the yard?
Peace
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aizenx said:So, anybody see the new LP replacement? I think it looks great!
Yep, I'm liking it too. Even better than the LP. That little curve in the upper horn (?) looks really nice. I haven't figured out the difference in the head yet though. haha!
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I went and took a closer look at the head. It has that "Batman" feel too it. Thumbs up from Japan.
cheekymunky
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Couldn't resist mentioning this
I don't have any pics but look up Aria Pro II PE (? insert number here) few different models. Its a LP copy but the headstock and body are an improvement over the original, you can also see were PRS got some of his ideas from.
matsumoku japan 1970sh.
I don't have any pics but look up Aria Pro II PE (? insert number here) few different models. Its a LP copy but the headstock and body are an improvement over the original, you can also see were PRS got some of his ideas from.
matsumoku japan 1970sh.
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Any updates on when these new bodies will be available for bass?aizenx said:So, anybody see the new LP replacement? I think it looks great!
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something interesting on the bay..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Warmoth-Gibson-style-SG-electric-guitar-body-NEW-unfinished-Swamp-Ash-NR-/181234256226?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item2a32674962
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Warmoth-Gibson-style-SG-electric-guitar-body-NEW-unfinished-Swamp-Ash-NR-/181234256226?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item2a32674962