Class Action Initiated Against RIAA

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Ever since the RIAA's litigation campaign began in 2003, many people have been suggesting a class action against the RIAA. Tanya Andersen, in Oregon, has taken them up on it. The RIAA's case against this disabled single mother, Atlantic v. Andersen, has received attention in the past, for her counterclaims against the RIAA including claims under Oregon's RICO statute, the RIAA's hounding of her young daughter for a face-to-face deposition, the RIAA's eventual dropping of the case 'with prejudice,' and her lawsuit against the RIAA for malicious prosecution, captioned Andersen v. Atlantic. Now she's turned that lawsuit into a class action. The amended complaint seeking class action status (PDF) sues for negligence, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, federal and state RICO, abuse of process, malicious prosecution, intentional infliction of emotional distress, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, trespass, invasion of privacy, libel and slander, deceptive business practices, misuse of copyright law, and civil conspiracy."

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More, please!

[AltGrendel]

sues for negligence, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, federal and state RICO, abuse of process, malicious prosecution, intentional infliction of emotional distress, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, trespass, invasion of privacy, libel and slander, deceptive business practices, misuse of copyright law, and civil conspiracy.

Can you add sheer stupidity and pigheadedness to that?

Oh, and while you're at it, tell them that we plain old don't like them.

I know how it'll go down

[weak*]

The witness has testified that you are personally responsible for the murder of a New York City police captain in 1947 and with him a man named Virgil Sollozzo. You deny this?

RIAA: Yes, we do.

Add me

[Edward Ka-Spel]

Yes, I have been illegally downloading music for years, I want to be a part of this class action suit.

Oh, wait... Umm... nevermind.

On the subject of a class action suit

[Haiku 4 U]

Dear RIAA,
Turnabout is fair play, you
rich smokers-of-cocks.

Love, Haiku 4 U
P.S. I look forward to
great music sans you.

CELEBRATE!

[WwWonka]

....after reading this glorious news it may be the first time I have wanted to leave my cubicle and head out into the streets to shout at the top of my overworked underpaid lungs...

"FLAVOR FLAAAAAAV!"

then I will promptly head back inside and continue to use our company's massive internet bandwidth to keep downloading pirated music.

Re:About time someone did this

[Billosaur]

Agreed. You get the pitchforks, I'll find the torches... and I think some tar and feathers would be in order to... BTW, where is there HQ again? If we can't find that, their lawyers' offices will do...

Re:So, Mr. NewYorkCountryLawyer,

[mcrbids]

$10 says the lawyers are the only winners.

If you are right, wouldn't that make you a winner too?

Re:About time someone did this

[Himring]

"I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide." --Gandalf

Re: Class Action Initiated Against RIAA

[SL Baur]

Downloading is theft! But wait. A couple of articles ago, they were saying that not downloading ads was theft. I'm so confused.

Re:About time someone did this

[menkhaura]

And do you think that posting anonymously will keep you anonymous? They know about everything you write, They know about everything you do, They know when you log into the Internet, They read your e-mails, They intercept your phone calls, They trace your travels and your expenses. You might think I'm joking, but I'm not, this is serious. You, sir, are in deep trouble.

Re:About time someone did this

[TheRaven64]

Ray, Ray, Ray, you really should have learned by now. Don't leave important information in the article; no one makes it that far. If it's important, put it in the comments; that's all anyone here reads. Think of us as cheap barristers; we may listen to what you say, but we almost certainly won't read the brief before offering our expert opinions on it...