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RIAA Backs Down Again in Chicago

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the can't-win-them-all dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The RIAA seems to have a problem making things stick in the Windy City. It has once again backed down in BMG v. Thao, after suing a misidentified defendant. Same thing occurred last October in Elektra v. Wilke. In the Thao case, the RIAA based its case on information that the cable modem used to partake in file sharing was registered to Mr. Thao. However, it turned out that Mr. Thao was not even a subscriber (pdf) of the ISP (pdf) at the time of the alleged file-sharing, and therefore did not have possession of the suspect cable modem at that time."

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  1. Re:That's not backing down by HomelessInLaJolla · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    While I don't have a quote on hand I'm almost certain that GW Bush has often asserted that we will not back down from Iraq.

    Maybe Thao was in league with someone who was file-sharing. Guilt by association is enough to start a war and kill thousands: why shouldn't it be good enough for the RIAA?

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  2. In memory of those grammar school word puzzles by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    How many can you find?

    C0 8C 35 C0 88 56 63 C5 56 41 D8 5B E3 74 9D 02 11 F9 09 0A
    88 38 59 0D 18 54 60 12 51 26 5A 4C 33 21 41 36 4F 2A F9 0C
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    63 47 88 50 35 36 55 48 06 2B 0B 3B 2D 37 0D 88 88 2F 02 32
    C5 0F 56 0D 11 26 30 48 3F 4E 4C 5A 12 40 56 31 56 4F 9D 5F
    56 5D 63 2B 63 45 38 37 1A 5E 0F 5D 4F 63 1B 14 63 0A 74 1C
    41 43 C5 28 54 C5 4E 32 59 5B 5C 35 C5 30 5B 37 C5 62 E3 19
    D8 18 56 2E 3F 20 37 2A 3F 53 4D 56 10 23 58 39 56 59 5B 26
    5B 45 41 48 50 62 61 41 5C 0A 41 0A 08 08 3C 04 41 1A D8 4D
    E3 25 D8 0F 03 15 19 05 D8 D8 3B 60 08 29 27 4B D8 05 41 24
    74 5C 5B 4C 3F 46 07 3E 5B 5B 1D 18 43 3D 4C 17 5B 3F 56 48
    9D 12 E3 0A 40 1F 22 E3 01 05 E3 06 34 1F 1A 4D E3 3D C5 49
    02 57 74 0B 16 15 74 42 4F 16 43 29 0D 42 26 08 74 2E 63 56
    11 4D 9D 17 22 9D 62 1E 57 3E 21 4B 4D 06 53 48 9D 01 56 4C
    F9 43 02 2F 02 21 0A 53 30 0A 61 13 35 17 63 49 02 25 88 0B
    09 2C 11 11 38 62 54 4D 0D 5B 16 53 3E 22 63 01 11 01 C0 15
    5E 3F F9 41 20 03 4E 04 1C 2E 04 48 02 49 3D F9 F9 3C 43 18
    32 09 09 F9 11 35 17 21 10 4C 61 46 18 3B 16 1D 09 12 53 44
    63 42 63 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 88 C0 03 03 24
    48 C0 88 56 63 C5 56 41 D8 5B E3 74 9D 02 11 F9 09 17 05 4C
    Solutions posted soon