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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. 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?

  2. 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...

  3. 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!)

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

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

    --
    "Was it a millionaire who said 'Imagine No Posessions?'" -- Elvis Costello
  5. 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?