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RIAA Ends Harassment of Grieving Family

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the real-klassy-guys dept.

denebian devil writes "According to Cory Doctorow at Boingboing, the RIAA has dropped its case against the family of a dead man. 'Today, an RIAA spokesperson, Jonathan Lamy, contacted me today with this statement: Our hearts go out to the Scantleberry family for their loss. We had decided to temporarily suspend the productive settlement discussions we were having with the family. Mr. Scantleberry had admitted that the infringer was his stepson, and we were in the process settling with him shortly before his passing. Out of an abundance of sensitivity, we have elected to drop this particular case.'"

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  1. Surprise (or not)! by cplusplus · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, the RIAA's cold black heart has a drop of warm kind blood in it afterall :-). Or not. I'm sure they were only considering the bad PR and not the family.

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    1. Re:Surprise (or not)! by geekoid · · Score: 4, Funny

      the lawyer that couldn't make this work has since been flayed and served in the corporate cafeteria.

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  2. Re:Let me try to understand this by Reverend528 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or you can just download the stuff under your name and then die. Whatever's easier for you.

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  3. That's not quite right.... by LordPhantom · · Score: 4, Funny

    Due to the abundance of negative PR this has generated , we have elected to drop this particular case.'

    There I fixed that for you.

  4. Im touched... by D-Cypell · · Score: 5, Funny

    Such an "abundance of sensitivity" shown in not trying to finacially ruin a grieving family. I do hope the pope has been informed, beautification must begin immediately!

    Well at least all those people who have been asking, "Where will RIAA draw the line?" have had their questions answered. Clearly the answer is, "Somewhere between 12 year old girls and dead people".

  5. Hmm... Lawyer? Sensitivity? by RyoShin · · Score: 5, Funny
    Out of an abundance of sensitivity [CC], we have elected to drop this particular case
    Something doesn't seem right...

    [opens his Lawyer Dictionary]

    Selective Casing... Settlements, Large Payouts from... Whoops, went to far... Okay, here we go, "Sensitivity":

    sensitivity Pronunciation Key (sns-tv-t) n., scapegoat
    A term used when dealing with a large public backlash against previous actions, usually involving death, abuse, sexual harrassment, or being caught in the Ritualistic Lawyer Act of eating a kitten
    We are regarding our lawsuit against the 90-year-old grandmother with sensitivity.
  6. +10 karma points for them by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Too bad they're still at -78431486143872354038164.3.

  7. Different meaning? by lullabud · · Score: 4, Funny

    They may have said "abundance of sensitivity", which we would all take as them having a large quantity of pity to pour forth onto people who are mourning, but what I think they meant was "we have the balls to sue dead men, 12 year old girls, people who don't own computers, but like all balls, ours too are easy to hurt and they make for easy targets since they're so big". Clearly this was forfeit due to the PR nightmares that perpetually haunt them and their big balls before their abundant sensitive parts get kicked.