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RIAA Can't Have Defendant's Son's Desktop

Posted by Zonk on from the greedy-buggers dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The RIAA's attempt to get Ms. Lindor's son's desktop computer in UMG v. Lindor has been rejected by the Magistrate Judge. The judge said that the RIAA 'offered little more than speculation to support their request for an inspection of Mr. Raymond's desktop computer, based on ... his family relationship to the defendant, the proximity of his house to the defendant's house, and his determined defense of his mother in this case. That is not enough. On the record before me, plaintiffs have provided scant basis to authorize an inspection of Mr. Raymond's desktop computer.' Decision by Magistrate Judge Robert M. Levy. (pdf)"

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  1. not supporting the RIAA by Turn-X+Alphonse · · Score: 1, Troll

    I'm not supporting the RIAA but this seems wrong to me. If the person they are sueing has access and may have used the PC for copyright infringement should the PC not be investigated?

    It's like going "you can only have 2 of the 3 knives I may of used for that murder".

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    1. Re:not supporting the RIAA by thc69 · · Score: 0, Troll

      It's like going "you can only have 2 of the 3 knives I may of used for that murder".
      Can you rephrase that in english, or at least make it possible to parse in some language?
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  2. Who cares? by koreaman · · Score: 0, Troll

    This isn't some sort of ideological blow that cuts to the core of the RIAAs actions. It's a mundane legal decision in one of their many cases. Why, exactly, is this newsworthy?

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