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RIAA Balks At Complying With Document Order
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "When the RIAA was ordered to turn over its attorneys' billing records to the defendant's lawyer in Capitol v. Foster, there was speculation that they would never comply with the order. As it turns out they have indeed balked at compliance, saying that they are preparing a motion for a protective order seeking confidentiality (something they could have asked for, but didn't, in their opposition papers to the initial motion). Having none of that, Ms. Foster's lawyer has now made a motion to compel their compliance with the Court's March 15th order."
The original point of a corporation was to protect the people and officers that run the company from being held personally liable from actions of the corporation - so your business or India Tea Company could go bankrupt and they wouldn't seize your personal assets. I don't like corporate ethics as they exist today, but at least get a clue here as to why they were created in the first place. Nobody would go into business at all if you threaten the chair, dude.