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LimeWire Sues RIAA for Antitrust Violations

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the everyone-seems-to-know-except-the-lawmakers dept.

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.'"

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  1. Re:For those lawyers out there by plasmacutter · · Score: 1, Troll

    The system works. We just don't use it. If there is anything wrong with the system is that it requires American citizens in order for it to run properly.

    So this is why 2 american presidential candidates were arrested trying to gain entry to the 2004 debates?

    oh please!.. the 2 reigning parties have essentially made it impossible for new parties to form.

    ross perot had 2 billion dollars at his disposal. Unless everyone else has that kind of money no.. the system does not work, and how dare you try to pretend otherwise.

    And this is why the majority of americans dont vote.. they know it's essentially communist china here with a little potpurri on the grungier and more totalitarian aspects.

    after all.. as long as corporations do it instead of government the constitution doesnt apply.. at least according to the judiciary.

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  2. Re:For those lawyers out there by Cadallin · · Score: 1, Troll
    wow wow wow, I was with you until until you equated Hezbollah with the RIAA, because you've got it backwards there mate. Hezbollah is the group of revolutionary freedom fighters seeking indepence from Zionist imperialism (in a addition to being a political party with the same goal). Additionally, Hezbollah actually employ the methods you are advocating (as opposed to being the established government waging illegal wars and invasions.)

    If anything Hezbollah is exactly the group people violently opposed to Corporate Facism gone wild want to emulate, rather than deride. Also note, that unlike the RIAA, Hezbollah is widely regarded (especially now) as heros in much of the South Lebanon and amongst the Palestinian people, whereas the RIAA is regarded as a heroic body by exactly no one, as far as I"m aware.

    I'm with you on the violent revolution being a viable response to fascism, however, that's dead on.