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FSF Reaches Out to RIAA Victims

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the armor-for-the-little-guy dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In what has been termed the ''RIAA's worst nightmare', the Free Software Foundation has announced that it is coming to the aid of the victims of RIAA lawsuits, by establishing an Expert Witness Defense Fund to assist defendants in RIAA cases. The purpose of the fund is 'to help provide computer expert witnesses to combat RIAA's ongoing lawsuits, and to defend against the RIAA's attempt to redefine copyright law.' The funds will be used to pay fees and/or expenses of technical expert witnesses, forensic examiners, and other technical consultants assisting individuals named as defendants in non-commercial, peer-to-peer file sharing cases brought by the RIAA, EMI, SONY BMG, Vivendi Universal, and Warner Bros. Records, and their affiliated companies, such as Interscope, Arista, UMG, Fonovisa, Motown, Atlantic, Priority, and others."

2 of 329 comments (clear)

  1. Re:God by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That's the title of the article. I know RTFA is your worst nightmare, but sheesh.

  2. Re:Copyright by achilles777033 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I am still waiting for someone to point out that everything digital is really nothing but a 0 or a 1.

    Everyone is copying everything.


    That's kinda silly. Arrangement is important. Otherwise, everything is just protons, neutrons, and electrons, and it just gets ludicrous where you can go with that.
    (unless that was your point, in which case I'll just shut up now)