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Class Action Initiated Against RIAA

Posted by kdawson on from the bandwagon-starting-to-roll dept.

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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  1. More, please! by AltGrendel · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  2. Add me by Edward+Ka-Spel · · Score: 5, Funny

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

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

  3. On the subject of a class action suit by Haiku+4+U · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  4. Re:About time someone did this by Billosaur · · Score: 4, Funny

    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...

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  5. Re:About time someone did this by Himring · · Score: 4, Funny

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

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  6. Re: Class Action Initiated Against RIAA by SL+Baur · · Score: 4, Funny

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