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Judge Deals Blow to RIAA

Posted by samzenpus on from the glad-that's-all-worked-out dept.

jcgam69 writes "A federal judge in New Mexico has put the brakes on the RIAA's lawsuit train, at least in the US District Court for New Mexico. The case in question is part of the RIAA's campaign against file-sharing on college campuses and names "Does 1-16," who allegedly engaged in copyright infringement using the University of New Mexico's network. In a ruling issued last month but disclosed today by file-sharing attorney Ray Beckerman, Judge Lorenzo F. Garcia denied the RIAA's motion to engage in discovery. This means that the RIAA will not be able to easily get subpoenas to obtain identifying information from the University."

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  1. Yeah well... by TheRealMindChild · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah well, California legalized pot and we saw how that caught on...

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    "When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back!" -- Cave Johnson
    1. Re:Yeah well... by davecarlotub · · Score: 1, Funny

      I got into a fight with a girlfriend about this once. I called her an idiot for saying irregardless. Merriam Webster has it in the dictionary, the sick bastards actually put it in. Of course if it's in the dictionary it MUST be a word. Ugh.

    2. Re:Yeah well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I just always come back with "disnonunirregardless" in the next sentence, just to see if they're paying attention. Sadly, few Americans are, as a glance at the government reveals.

    3. Re:Yeah well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      thank you for pointing this out. your hard work and ever watchful eye will be a fine asset to the reich. hail hitler.

    4. Re:Yeah well... by OnlineAlias · · Score: 4, Funny


      Is irregodwin a word?

    5. Re:Yeah well... by Maxo-Texas · · Score: 3, Funny

      Just wait til the "loose" people get ahold of "blog" and start saying it as "bloog".

      "He's such a looser. his bloog is pointless."

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      She was like chocolate when she drank... semi-sweet at first and then increasingly bitter.
    6. Re:Yeah well... by Tinman_au · · Score: 2, Funny

      Hmm...having "ir" and "less" on the same word does seem a bit irredundent...

    7. Re:Yeah well... by Charles+W+Griswold · · Score: 3, Funny

      Hmm...having "ir" and "less" on the same word does seem a bit irredundent... Shouldn't that be "irredundentless"?
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      "Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber" -- Plato
    8. Re:Yeah well... by thePowerOfGrayskull · · Score: 4, Funny

      This further supports my theory that all it takes to be modded insightful on /. is to quote from or even link to Wikipedia. Several GP posts were all marked offtopic, even though all were related to the topic of poor usage. But parent tosses in a Wikipedia quote or reference, and blam! Not only is it abruptly on topic, it instantly insightful!

      Oops. I meant "instant Insightful!".

    9. Re:Yeah well... by ThatsNotFunny · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, according to the headline, this Judge is not smoking Pot. He's Dealing Blow.

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    10. Re:Yeah well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      And Wouldn't that be "Heil Hitler" ???

    11. Re:Yeah well... by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 2, Funny
      Merriam Webster has it in the dictionary, the sick bastards actually put it in.

      But irregardless of that, it's still not a word.

    12. Re:Yeah well... by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 5, Funny
      correcting someone on a site like this about grammar or spelling pretty much just makes you look like an ass

      So what do you think about people who correct someone for correcting someone?

    13. Re:Yeah well... by chgros · · Score: 3, Funny

      Grammar nazism at its best!

    14. Re:Yeah well... by aproposofwhat · · Score: 2, Funny

      I have mod points today, but can't find the appropriate category, or I'd have modded you +1 inflamebait!

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      One swallow does not a fellatrix make
  2. Wait... what? by D4rk+Fx · · Score: 5, Funny

    So did the Judge get busted for selling cocaine to the RIAA, or did the RIAA get busted for buying it?

    1. Re:Wait... what? by jschroering · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'm not sure, but at least the judge isn't allowing the RIAA to weed through the defendants' computers.

      This seems like it could be a major crack in the RIAA's cases all over the country.

      Maybe this will speed up the process of the end of these lawsuits.

      (Okay, okay, I'm done.. :)

  3. Judge Scarface? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wait - judges aren't allowed to deal blow, least of all to the RIAA

  4. A warning to Ray Beckerman, Esq. by mrsam · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... file-sharing attorney...

    Yo, Ray! Stop sharing those files, you rascal!

    1. Re:A warning to Ray Beckerman, Esq. by NewYorkCountryLawyer · · Score: 4, Funny

      ... file-sharing attorney... Yo, Ray! Stop sharing those files, you rascal! Yeah, I thought Eric's dubbing me a "file-sharing" attorney was kind of a poor choice of words.
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      Ray Beckerman +5 Insightful
  5. Well That's Different by Das+Auge · · Score: 2, Funny

    Isn't it usually, "Judge blows RIAA"?

  6. The Real Story by Grouchicarpo · · Score: 5, Funny
    College Student: Dad, I was, like, downloading tunes and stuff, and like, the University lawyer guys said that the CD guys were gonna bill me for, like, thousands of dollars.

    Judge Garcia: WHAT?!? We'll see about that...

    1. Re:The Real Story by QuantumG · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah, I know a lot of kids that do it too. Of course, they're all over the age of 25.

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      How we know is more important than what we know.
  7. Re:Or, everyone could stop breaking the law too. . by Maxo-Texas · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hope in the future that you
    will break
    paragraphs

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    She was like chocolate when she drank... semi-sweet at first and then increasingly bitter.
  8. OMG! What a scandal!! by erroneus · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's the most horrendous story of judicial misconduct I have ever read since this story! I mean a JUDGE! Dealing Blow!!! To the RIAA of all people? I mean, did they find out where he was getting it? Was it any good?

    (Yes, this is probably the worst mis-read headline ever! Muhahaha!)