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stargelman
post Feb 3 2006, 09:25 AM
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Wow...I always felt the RIAA and their tactics of "sue them, and they'll buy more records" was silly, but this is just rediculous. From the article:

Marie Lindor, a home health aide who has never bought, used, or even turned on a computer in her life, but was nevertheless sued by the RIAA in Brooklyn federal court for using an "online distribution system" to "download, distribute, and/or make available for distribution" plaintiff's music files, has requested a pre-motion conference in anticipation of making a summary judgment motion dismissing the complaint and awarding her attorneys fees under the Copyright Act.


Yeah. Sueing someone for file swapping who doesn't even own a computer. That's rich. What's next? Sueing the residents of an old folks home for humming melodies without paying royalties?


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stargelinho   Riaa Madness Continues   Feb 3 2006, 09:25 AM
Proweler   userfriendly.org http://www.userfriendly.org/carto...   Feb 3 2006, 10:46 AM
Soulseeker3.0   HA HA HA yes the RIAA is a pain and the comic is f...   Feb 4 2006, 01:58 AM
Red   The RIAA is now shutting down websites for Illegal...   Feb 4 2006, 08:31 AM
ChadFromCanada   :lol:   Feb 19 2006, 07:25 PM
Neela   I had never heard of any of this before... but fro...   Feb 4 2006, 01:24 PM
Wolfie   Those guys are nuts. And the funniest part is, it...   Feb 4 2006, 03:23 PM
TiE23   That's true, if they could somehow find every...   Feb 11 2006, 07:56 AM
Proweler   I wonder if you could make a profit just by suing ...   Feb 4 2006, 06:08 PM
stargelinho   A certain german lawyer did.   Feb 4 2006, 11:09 PM
Red   Thats just sad. I hate when people make a living...   Feb 5 2006, 04:36 PM
Proweler   Doesn't ring a bell here. What is his story?   Feb 5 2006, 09:28 PM
stargelinho   That's one special guy. He's a lawyer and...   Feb 8 2006, 10:10 AM
Soulseeker3.0   Ha, his car.... Yes well sounds like I'd hate ...   Feb 8 2006, 10:41 PM
stargelinho   Günther Freiherr von Gravenreuth (the title he go...   Feb 9 2006, 11:38 AM
Schlucke   Well, I'd like to add something. I never met...   Feb 9 2006, 10:42 PM
DoomedOne   Just learn the law and you'll be fine, like ev...   Feb 6 2006, 02:19 AM
Neela   Unfortunately... companies aren't the only one...   Feb 9 2006, 11:40 AM
Red   I'm in alot of trouble everyone. A friend of m...   Feb 19 2006, 07:51 PM
minque   Oh no! poor you.....that´s just terrible.......   Feb 19 2006, 09:12 PM
Red   I didn't, I had to kill a guard, take his Bl...   Feb 21 2006, 02:45 AM
Wolfie   nah i think they should be fed to rabbits. As in b...   Feb 19 2006, 07:53 PM
Schlucke   http://www.intriguing.com/mp/_pictures/grail/larg...   Feb 21 2006, 02:09 PM
Wolfie   Most excellent. Now to train an entire army. The w...   Feb 21 2006, 05:38 PM
Neela   Actually I think the very popular song "Happy...   Feb 21 2006, 05:57 PM
ThePerson98   A lot of kids at my school dont even know download...   Feb 22 2006, 02:11 AM


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