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Judge Orders RIAA to Show Cause in DC Case

Posted by Zonk on from the and-all-the-other-little-cases-as-well dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The RIAA's 'bumpy ride' in its 'ex parte' litigation campaign against college students just got a whole lot bumpier. After reading the motion to quash filed by a George Washington University student, the Judge took it upon herself to issue an order to show cause. The order now requires the plaintiffs to show cause, no later than November 29th, why the ex parte order she'd signed at the RIAA's request should not be vacated. She's also requested information showing why her ruling should not be applicable not only to John Doe #3, but to all the other John Does as well. p2pnet called this a 'potentially huge setback' for the recording companies."

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  1. Re:Simplify this legal language by NewYorkCountryLawyer · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think show cause just means show why. "They asked me to throw this out. Why shouldn't I?" You said it more eloquently than I did.
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  2. Re:The bigger picture, Mr. Beckerman? by pembo13 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Since when did the RIAA actually makes music?

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  3. Re:The bigger picture, Mr. Beckerman? by ScrewMaster · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since when did the RIAA actually makes music?

    Well, I'm sure the sound of all those settlements rolling in is music to their ears. They probably copyrighted it too.

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  4. Re:Orders to Show Cause are routine by grub · · Score: 3, Funny


    The problem is that NewYorkCountryLawyer (Ray Beckerman) is a publicity whore. This story is just more of his anti-IP FUD that will, in the end, mean nothing.

    I didn't know Gene Simmons read slashdot.

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