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RIAA Backtracks After Embarrassing P2P Defendant
Harmony writes "When the RIAA sued Sgt. Nicholas Paternoster, it included a screenshot of a shared folder with over 4,600 files — some of which were pornographic images unrelated to the case. Last week, the RIAA got permission from a judge to, as a 'professional courtesy,' swap out the original exhibit for one with only the 350+ songs the defendant is accused of sharing on Kazaa. The RIAA's carelessness may come back to haunt it, however: 'After the suit was filed — and the exhibit made public — Sgt. Paternoster decided to fight back, filing a counterclaim accusing the RIAA of violating his privacy and seeking to "shame Counter-Plaintiff... into giving in to their unreasonable demands regarding their copyrighted materials."'"
Sgt. Pornstar?
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1)Download lots of porn
2)Download handful of songs
3)Wait for RIAA
4)File a counter-suit
5)PROFIT!!!
Fixed + she muttered a few words under her breath the reporter apparantly didn't notice.
No seriously, this is troll, right? Not even the RIAA would be dumb enough to sue someone named "Sgt. Paternoster."
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It's like this guy lent his car to his buddies and they used it to pick up a bunch of skin mags and cds which they left in the back seat. Then he threw away the magazines and cds, but traffic cameras show that his car was used to get the ill-gotten merchandise, so now he's on the hook.
No, wait, it's more like he lent his garage to his buddies and they filled the rafters with hookers and rock stars.
Man, this is harder than I thought.
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It boggles the mind. You've heard of the four horsemen of the apocalypse? Here we have the Three Stooges of copyright enforcement. Oh, a wise guy, eh? Wo-wo-wo-wo.
Except the Three Stooges were funny and, overall, I think they could do a better job of copyright enforcement.
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What the fuck?
"You're honour, here is the gun the defendant used to kill Jane Doe"
"That looks like a hammer"
"Oh, shit. I can swap it for a gun?"
"Sure thing, let's call it a "Professional Courtesy"
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Copyright infringement is "piracy" in the same way DRM is "consumer rape"
Bravo Bravo. In the most amusing form of irony your post is now considered copyright violation as fair use effectively no longer exists. So your copyright infringement post to explain the mentality of copyright infringement claims by the RIAA is incredible. You get +1 Irony and +1 Slashdot Analogy and yet another +1 Shoulda been Fair Use. I am however sad to inform you that you also get a -1 Harry Potter Reference. But all in all good show.
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No, then you've got a RIAA lawyer who has survived all the rest. An uber-lawyer, if you will. Do you really want that? Imagine the whispers in the courtroom: "Why does the RIAA only have one person in the courtroom?" "Because she's killed all the rest. By hand."
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