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RIAA Countersued Under Racketeering Laws

Posted by simoniker on from the prohibition-is-on dept.

Negadin writes "According to CNET News, a New Jersey woman, one of the hundreds of people accused of copyright infringement by the Recording Industry Association of America, has countersued the big record labels, charging them with extortion and violations of the federal antiracketeering act." The woman's attornies are arguing that "...by suing file-swappers for copyright infringement, and then offering to settle instead of pursuing a case where liability could reach into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, the RIAA is violating the same laws that are more typically applied to gangsters and organized crime."

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  1. no fair! she stole my idea!! by bsDaemon · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    anyone want to get in on a class action?

  2. Re:The difference by roman_mir · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That's crap. All laws should be the same, a violation means death penalty. Then you would know for sure that anyone who is still alive is totally not a criminal or hasn't been caught yet.

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    You can't handle the truth.
  3. Re:Facts don't equal a solid case by jxs2151 · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Sad....really.

    No, pathetic is the word that I am looking for. Dump the guilt and the anger- life is better that way. Human life anyway. I never thought that I would meet someone that felt guilty about his humanity.

    Please don't bother to respond, I am thru wasting my time on you. You have nothing more to possibly offer me in this conversation, freak.