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RIAA Appeals Award of Attorneys' Fees

Posted by kdawson on from the first-up-against-the-wall dept.

Fishing Expedition writes in with a story in Ars reporting that the RIAA has decided to appeal a judge's decision to award attorneys' fees to defendant Debbie Foster in Capitol Records v. Foster. If the award stands, the RIAA could find itself in trouble in numerous other cases, and they know it. Their real fear, more than the attorneys' fees, is the judge's finding that the RIAA's arguments for contributory and vicarious infringement claims in cases like this one are not viable.

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  1. seeing the light by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 3, Funny

    Their real fear, more than the attorneys' fees, is the judge's finding that the RIAA's arguments for contributory and vicarious infringement claims in cases like this one are not viable.

    Well, when you put it like that I really hope the judge sees the light and overturns the previous ruling...

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    1. Re:seeing the light by Maxo-Texas · · Score: 3, Funny

      However you spell it, all your bases are belong to us.. us.

      Go Zig, For Justice!

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  2. Yashoor, yoobetcha! by spun · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm glad to see that the RIAA/MPAA's War on Customers is failing, and IANAL, but that article summary is terrible. Can you possibly make it any more confusing?

    Feeshing Ixpedeeshun vreetes in veet a stury in Ers repurteeng thet zee RIEA hes deceeded tu eppeel a joodge's deceesiun tu everd etturneys' fees tu deffendunt Debbeee-a Fuster in Cepeetul Recurds f. Fuster. Iff zee everd stunds, zee RIEA cuoold feend itselff in truooble-a in noomeruoos oozeer ceses, und zeey knoo it. Zeeur reel feer, mure-a thun zee etturneys' fees, is zee joodge's feending thet zee RIEE's ergooments fur cuntreebootury und feeceriuoos inffreengement cleeems in ceses leeke-a thees oone-a ere-a nut feeeble-a. Bork Bork Bork!

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  3. won't someone think of the industry? by teh_chrizzle · · Score: 5, Funny

    all they want to do is ruin people's lives! is that so wrong?

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  4. "Reasonable attorney fees"... by fudgefactor7 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...as determined by whom? Previously, the RIAA did things like sue for $150K per song. Now assuming each song is 10 minutes long (and we know that won't be true, but it works for the math), there would be 6 such songs in one hour; or $150K x 6 = $900K per hour. So, if her defending team worked, say, 100 hours on the suit (not unheard of), then the RIAA would be forced to pay legal fees of $900K x 100 = $90,000,000.00
     
    What's reasonable for the goose must be reasonable for the gander, right?