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RIAA's Attack On NewYorkCountryLawyer Fails
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "p2pnet.net reports that the RIAA has egg on its face. When the Electronic Frontier Foundation requested permission to file an amicus curiae brief on behalf of Boston University students challenging the RIAA's ex parte discovery order, the RIAA lawyers attacked the blog 'Recording Industry vs. The People' for its criticism of the RIAA as seeking to 'abuse the American judicial system, distort copyright law, and frighten ordinary working people and their children' and then falsely claimed that the blog's author is an EFF attorney — this despite the fact that they know that the blog's author (known on Slashdot as NewYorkCountryLawyer) is a partner in a New York law firm and not an EFF attorney. Judge Gertner apparently wasn't impressed, and granted the EFF's motion, rejecting the RIAA's objections, since she felt amici curiae might 'shed light' on the 'copyright law' and 'computer technology' issues before her."
I am glad that NewYorkCountryLawyer posts on Slashdot, because I always learn from his posts.
But my pop-culture saturated brain always translates that username as, "Single Female Lawyer," and I worry about visitors from Omicron Persei 7.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
You mean there are non-lawyers here?
Now you tell me.
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I'm not sure this is the correct euphimism to use for the RIAA in this sentence.
Over here in Blighty, the expression "you have egg on your face" is often said to a man who had forgotten to zip up his trouser flies, possibly after visiting a urinal. That's because we British are a quiet and genteel people who consider it quite rude in polite company to shout out "OI, MATE! YOUR F***IN' FLIES ARE OPEN!" and prefer to use this quaint euphemism instead. Of course, the fact that every other British person in hearing range already knows what the euphemism means and immediately starts staring at the target's gusset-region anyway, doesn't enter into it.
However, the fact that this euphemism implies that the target is no doubt displaying a flaccid, tiny, shrivelled willy while everyone else is pointing their fingers and laughing at him can hardly be applied to the RIAA now, can it?
Oh wait...
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The non-lawyers must not post very often. Everything I read here is pretty much dead on for accuracy on legal issues.
William of Ockham had no beard. The most likely explanation is that it was chewed off by squirrels every morning.
How many times on how many levels can one reference oneself. He submitted an article that was written by him about a court ruling on his work. I'm not dissing him, I'm just envious. Maybe someday, I'll figure out a way to write a fully recursive story.
Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.
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IANAL, but I have represented myself on numerous occasions against various traffic infractions, so I have much experience on all matters of law.
I can see why you would be confused.
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On the plus side, if they decide to prosecute you for sharing a pair of ear bud headphones with your buddy, you'll only be liable for "stealing" half the song!
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[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unfrozen_Caveman_Lawyer]Phil Hartman on SNL in the late 80's / early 90's[/url] for originating the win.
"When I see a solar eclipse, like the one I went to last year in Hawaii, I think 'Oh no! Is the moon eating the sun?' I don't know. Because I'm a caveman -- that's the way I think."
So, when are you, cpt kangarooski and Compulawyer going to form up like Voltron and deliver an unholy (but fully legal) beating to RIAA? Also, how much will tickets be to attend said event?
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But, for some reason, the authors of most of those posts have a bizarre anal fixation.
So, you're a lawyer, except on slashdot, where you play a laywer?? My brain hurts. Where's my lawyer, I need to sue someone for damaging my intellectual property! ;)
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Yeah. You also forgot to add BSD is dead, Microsoft is on the way out also, and this will finally be the year of "Linux on the Desktop".
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RIAA = slashdot.org?
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It's death throes, not death throws! THROES. GAAaaahhh! (grabs wax doll, removes RIAA sticker and a few pins, writes "Bombula" on a tag and pins it to doll. Grabs said doll and swings violently against remains of a TV, then bashes with a copy of Mein Strunk.) Death THROES of RIAA ! THROES!! AHahaha! (throes doll out the window, takes deep breath, checks medication...)
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That's because your datability factor is the product of the ratings for all the careers you ever had, and, unfortunately, 0 * many = 0.
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Damn, that sucks. I knew I should have been a rock musician.
Amazing, NewYorkCountryLawyer is actually getting under the skin of the RIAA. I love it.
I guess the RIAA hate it when you lift up the rock from under which they dwell, and expose their churning, writhing selves to the bright sunlight of truth.
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