RIAA Drops Case In Chicago

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes, "The RIAA has dropped the Elektra v. Wilke case in Chicago. This is the case in which Mr. Wilke had moved for summary judgment, stating that: '1. He is not "Paule Wilke" which is the name he was sued under. 2. He has never possessed on his computer any of the songs listed in exhibit A [the list of songs the RIAA's investigator downloaded]. He only had a few of the songs from exhibit B [the screenshot] on his computer, and those were from legally purchased CDs owned by Mr. Wilke. 3. He has never used any "online media distribution system" to download, distribute, or make available for distribution, any of plaintiffs' copyrighted recordings.' The RIAA's initial response to the summary judgment motion, prior to dropping the case, had been to cross-move for discovery, indicating that it did not have enough evidence with which to defeat Mr. Wilke's summary judgment motion. P2pnet had termed the Wilke case yet another RIAA blunder."

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Re:Just so I actually understand this correctly

[Jah-Wren Ryel]

You can complain about the Mickey Mouse Act all you like, but it's still hypocrisy.

That's funny. I read your entire rant, and I did not see even a hint of a justification as to why my point is hypocritical. Absolutely zero discussion of exactly why "the mickey mouse act" was not theft.

What I did read was an amazingly ironic diatribe about the law changing as society changes so that an artist can be paid for their work.

Guess what - the law needs to change to catch up with society. The content cartel are the only ones who benefit from the anachronistic system staying in place. Rather than allow the law to really catch up with the revolutionary change in society - namely that distribution is dead and the internet killed it - they are constantly trying to stuff the genie back in the lamp, and impeding the natural progression of the law.

Instead of railing at people who are behaving naturally to file a lawsuit -- yes it is human nature to share freely, without it civilization would have never got off the ground -- why don't YOU get busy and figure out how to get paid for your hard work in a way that doesn't rely on an anachronistic, unenforceable law?