RIAA Lawsuits from a John Doe's Perspective

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday March 10, 2005 @02:08PM from the through-the-wringer dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Nick Mamatas was sued by and subsequently settled with the RIAA for file sharing. He wrote a piece for the Village Voice describing his experience, and he goes on to briefly discuss the implications of "John Doe" file-sharing lawsuits. He argues that the labels are using these suits as a source of profit; he also claims that when his lawyer contacted the RIAA to discuss the suit, he was put in touch with a regular staffer, not another lawyer. 'It feels like they're doing a volume business,' Mamatas' lawyer notes."

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A volume business? by Silverlancer · 2005-03-10 14:10 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Ugh. Their music sounds enough without too much volume.
Re:The RIAA by dgatwood · 2005-03-10 18:15 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Village Voice, Village Idiots.... I see the connection.

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