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RIAA Accused of Extortion & Conspiracy

Posted by Zonk on from the this-is-new-oh-in-court dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The defendant in a Tampa, Florida, case, UMG v. Del Cid, has filed counterclaims accusing the RIAA record labels of conspiracy and extortion. The counterclaims (pdf) are for Trespass, Computer Fraud and Abuse (18 USC 1030), Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices (Fla. Stat. 501.201), Civil Extortion (CA Penal Code 519 & 523), and Civil Conspiracy involving (a) use of private investigators without license in violation of Fla. Stat. Chapter 493; (b) unauthorized access to a protected computer system, in interstate commerce, for the purpose of obtaining information in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1030 (a)(2)(C); (c) extortion in violation of Ca. Penal Code 519 and 523; and (d) knowingly collecting an unlawful consumer debt, and using abus[ive] means to do so, in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 1692a et seq. and Fla. Stat. 559.72 et seq."

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  1. more likely to get struck by lightning by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You idiots latch onto the one case where someone made a mistake, and act like the RIAA is doing something wrong. You know millions of people are trading files online and yet you believe the RIAA is prosecuting innocent people. You are not thinking rationally. Turn off your emotions for a second and maybe your reason will come back. The odds of getting wrongfully sued by the RIAA are much worse than being struck by lightning. I expect this sort of rhetoric on Digg, but I guess /. is just as brain dead with their MAFIAA bullshit.