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Foster Demands RIAA Post $210K Security For Fees

Posted by kdawson on from the just-in-case dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "A few days ago it was reported that, in view of the RIAA's one-month delay in paying the $68,685.00 attorneys fee award in Capitol v. Foster, and its lawyers' failure to respond to Ms. Foster's lawyer's email, Ms. Foster filed a motion for entry of judgment so that she could go ahead with judgment enforcement proceedings. In response to that motion the RIAA submitted a statement that it had no objection to entry of judgment, and intimated that it thought there would be an automatic stay on enforcement of the judgment, and that it would ultimately file an appeal. After seeing that, Ms. Foster's lawyer has filed a motion for the Court to require the RIAA to post $210,000 in security to cover the past and future attorneys' fees and costs that are expected to be incurred."

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  1. So Mr. Beckerman and Mr. Rogers... by djasbestos · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...how does it feel to be the most-liked lawyers in the world? Now all you have to do is kick Jack Thompson's ass and you're surely starting the lawyer hall of fame or get the Nobel Sticking-It-To-The-Man prize.

  2. Re:New train of thought by Gonrada · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sweet! New way to get out of speeding tickets... or not.

    What you can see me telling a judge that I didnt pay it because I was thinking about appealing it?

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  3. MODERATORS!!! Mod GP DOWN! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Why did this guy reply to the OP with absolutely NOTHING to do with it? Some guy basically saying "First Post!" and this guy replies in order to try to get karma. Mod down accordingly.

    1. Re:MODERATORS!!! Mod GP DOWN! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      erm...how do you start a new thread?

  4. Re:I think I've changed my mind by M.+Baranczak · · Score: 5, Funny

    My advice: download the music from p2p, and if you like it, just send the musicians fifteen bucks worth of drugs. Cut out the middlemen, so to speak.

  5. Re:Not the least bit surprising ... by markov_chain · · Score: 3, Funny

    Of course, by going the appeal route, they stand to have to pay out more money. And if their appeal is denied, there will then be a storm on the horizon for them, for this case has become very high profile now and if word gets out to the general populace that they are vulnerable, the wolves will surely show up at the door. So what seems like a pittance now will grow with each new case they lose and try to appeal. It will only take two or three more cases like this I think before the tide begins to turn against them. I made a joke yesterday about them having to borrow money from SCO, but given the scope of what they are trying to do and the number of people they are trying to do it to, they could find themselves in deeper than they wished
    Well spoken.

    *waits for his Interesting* :^)
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  6. Try saying it ten times quickly. by Edie+O'Teditor · · Score: 1, Funny

    Possible future headline - RIAA writes IOU.

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  7. Way ahead of you by BlackCobra43 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I haven't bought (any) music in years! Yarrrr.

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  8. Re:I think I've changed my mind by JDevers · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yea, but that can get so complicated...you never know what type of drugs people want. The only surefire solution is to only listen to electronica and send the artists ecstasy. Of course most of those guys aren't on a label anyway. You could always listen to country and send them gallons of cheap whiskey and beer, but the shipping will eat you alive.