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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. Re:John "Eff'ing" Kerry by dewhite · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is that for serious? I don't know what it has to do with the RIAA - but it's pretty interesting...

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    -dewhite
  2. Re:John "Eff'ing" Kerry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    shit like that happened on both sides, bro.

    war sucks.

  3. bob@techbase.ch by don_da_bob · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    DON'T HATE ME....i need some Spam bob@techbase.ch bob@techbase.ch

  4. Is it only me or what? by solarlux · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    After watching Pepsi attempt to normalize the RIAA's abuse of power, I have no desire to purchase that soft drink.