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DoJ Supports Dismissal of Felten v. RIAA Case

Posted by michael on from the talk-is-cheap dept.

phalse phace writes: "The EFF is reporting that the Department of Justice has filed a motion to dismiss the pending Felten v. RIAA case because it's "not ripe" and it fails to address serious First Amendment problems. (Yeah, like threatening to sue someone for presenting their research on digital music access-control technologies isn't a serious First Amendment problem.) The preliminary statement of the DoJ's memorandum states: "Plaintiffs have not been prosecuted under the DMCA, nor have they been threatened with such prosecution...""

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  1. Oh, it's quite ripe... by SpaceLifeForm · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...smells really bad from here.

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  2. Re:Implied threat. by AndroidCat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ah, legalese...

    Subpoena, n.: From the root "sub", below, and the Latin "poena" for male organ or penis. Therefore, "below the penis" or "by the balls."

    I can't believe that they're trying to claim that they didn't make a threat. "Threat? Us? No no no, we only expressed concern over his continued well-being..." What a bunch of cheap thugs!

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  3. The Essential Rules of Politics by Rocketboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    1. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
    2. See #1.