LimeWire Sues RIAA for Antitrust Violations

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes to tell us that in a recent court battle, Arista v. LimeWire, LimeWire has filed counterclaims against the RIAA for 'antitrust violations, consumer fraud, and other misconduct.' From the article: "LimeWire alleged that the RIAA's 'goal was simple: to destroy any online music distribution service they did not own or control, or force such services to do business with them on exclusive and/or other anticompetitive terms so as to limit and ultimately control the distribution and pricing of digital music, all to the detriment of consumers.'"

Comments

Re:For those lawyers out there

[plasmacutter]

Defining this for us non lawyers rather than passing it as some secret message would be nice..

and if it's what I think it is.. I think it's high time we instigated some real "class warfare".

When the heiristocracy tried this in france madame guillotine became quite well fed if i remember correctly.

all it takes is one person who will lose enough from a lawsuit to consider prison more comfortable than bankruptcy. (after all they do feed you right?.. just make sure to do it in a non death penalty state)

Re:For those lawyers out there

[BadAnalogyGuy]

I hate to be a spoilsport, but here's some selections of your initial post.

I think it's high time we instigated some real "class warfare"...all it takes is one person who will lose enough from a lawsuit to consider prison more comfortable than bankruptcy.

If that isn't encouraging the murder of RIAA employees, then you have some serious backpedaling to do.

Re:For those lawyers out there

[DuncanE]

While I can see you are a second year law student I have to ask this.... How much did the RIAA pay you to post that comment?

Re:For those lawyers out there

[plasmacutter]

your username is rather ironic if you can't recognize a joke that just walked up to you, slapped you on the face, and called you suzie..

geez, so many people have a huge rod up their rears.

Re:For those lawyers out there

[plasmacutter]

And if you are incapable of reading the rest of my post and insist upon simply dogmatically chanting your fallacious point over and over this "conversation" is over.

Re:Does anyone else want to say...

[varmittang]

So what give you the right to steal someones lively hood. F the RIAA, but in doing this by downloading, you are F'ing the artist. Their lively hood depends on you the consumer buying and paying for the music. Instead you download it and they don't get a cent. How can you compare Americans standing up for their rights with ripping off artist of their music. If anything, you would should feel compelled to pay for it. Someone made something, charges a price, if you don't like the price or who is selling the product, then just don't buy. But this does not give you the right to steal it by downloading it. Someone made a product and has asked for you to pay for it, so either pay, or don't have it.

Example, Americans love Twinkies. But I don't see a million people going into 7/11s and just taking twinkies off the rack and walking out with them because someone made that product, and has asked for the consumer to pay.