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Setback For RIAA In Sweeping Lawsuits

Posted by timothy on from the automation-will-do-wonders dept.

pvt_medic writes "In a set back for the RIAA, last Friday a judge ruled that they have to file lawsuits individually. The judge's decision was that for each John Doe that the RIAA wanted identified they would have to file an individual lawsuit."

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  1. No Reverse class action? by k4_pacific · · Score: 5, Interesting

    So class action suits don't work in reverse. A class can sue an entity, but not the other way around. That's likely a good thing.

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  2. Now we just need.... by azuroff · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ...a court to rule that they have to file a separate lawsuit for each and every infringing song...

  3. Re:Abolish the copyright laws for digital media by jeffkjo1 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I question why it is you think its acceptable to pay what you do for a cd, but also acceptable to pay the same amount or marginally more for a film on DVD.

    The movie comes loaded with extras (typically), and is also 2 hours long, compared to albums, which average 45-50 minutes long.
    Also, whats the production cost on an average movie up to today? I read that Michael Jackson's last album was.... god... I think 7 mill. Most albums cost 10 times less than that to produce.

    Yet Movies, which cost far more, side by side, with the benefits of a cd to a dvd weighed, DVD's are less expensive.

    I just don't get it.