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RIAA Subpoenas Neighbor's Son, Calls His Employer

Posted by Zonk on from the kicks-his-puppy-puts-suger-in-his-gas-tank dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "To those who might think that I might be exaggerating when I describe the RIAA's litigation campaign as a 'reign of terror', how's this one: in UMG v. Lindor, the RIAA not only subpoenaed the computer of Ms. Lindor's son, who lives 4 miles away, but had their lawyer telephone the son's employer. See page 2, footnote 1." From Ray's comments: "You have a multi-billion dollar cartel suing unemployed people, disabled people, housewives, single mothers, home healthcare aids, all kinds of people who have no resources whatsoever to withstand these litigations. And due to the adversary system of justice the RIAA will be successful in rewriting copyright law, if the world at large, and the technological community in particular, don't fight back and help these people fighting these fights."

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  1. There's a simple solution for this... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The RIAA needs to sue the Mafia and the Mafia will send in the hit men.

  2. Re:What to do about it? by theheff · · Score: 4, Funny
    cmd

    ping www.riaa.com

    (until they stop)

  3. In the land of sweeping statements by tttonyyy · · Score: 5, Funny
    From TFA:
    However, in this case they basically decided to go for the gold and [the RIAA] made a bold argument claiming that merely making files available on the internet is in and of itself a copyright infringement. It was a shocking argument because if it were accepted it would probably shut down the entire internet.
    Because there is no internet outside of the US. Or, in fact, anything. It's all just sea, y'know.
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  4. Re:I don't download music anymore by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    I'm so scared of getting sued by the RIAA, that I don't download music anymore -- and I don't buy CDs either.

    Psst... Usenet. Whoops, I've said too much.
  5. good idea, but just to be safe... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...I'd suggest not sending anything that can be tracked back to you. Small bills in an opaque envelope with no return address, printed with the cheapest trash inkjet printer you can find, should be pretty safe.

  6. Re:Or rather, how much can they get away with... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    IANAL, but this is great advice to follow. You can always do well in court going pro say. You should be able to prove mens ray without a problem. It's obviously a prema fashuh case once you supena their motis operondeye. Your lingwa franka may be free music coupons in sitoo of money if you don't argue it right, but that's kwid pro kwo in an ex partay decision. You should have some stare deseesis on your side, but still, good luck.

  7. Re:What to do about it? by NewYorkCountryLawyer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who the hell is Gary?

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