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RIAA Will Finally Face the Music In Court

Posted by kdawson on from the discovery-channel dept.

Falstaff writes "Exonerated RIAA defendant Tanya Andersen is expected to refile her malicious prosecution lawsuit against the RIAA today. The refiling will mark a significant watershed in the RIAA's fight against P2P users because for the first time, the group's tactics, secret agreements, and fee splitting with MediaSentry are likely to come to light, thanks to discovery. Andersen's attorney says he'll be 'digging into agreements between the RIAA, RIAA member companies, MediaSentry, and the Settlement Support Sentry. Part of that will involve looking at compensation, like how much MediaSentry gets from each settlement. "I'd love to know what kind of bounty MediaSentry got paid to supply erroneous identities to the RIAA," Lybeck says.' The judge has barred further motions to dismiss the complaint, which means the RIAA will have to face the music. 'Unlike the thousands of lawsuits filed so far, the RIAA does not have the luxury of walking away from this case if there's a real chance of embarrassing information being released. "Once discovery happens in the cases the RIAA brings, they run," Lybeck says. "This is our case now, and they can't run."'"

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  1. I found the "???" by iknownuttin · · Score: 5, Funny
    Lybeck tells Ars that he'll be digging into agreements between the RIAA, RIAA member companies, MediaSentry, and the Settlement Support Sentry. Part of that will involve looking at compensation, like how much MediaSentry gets from each settlement. "I'd love to know what kind of bounty MediaSentry got paid to supply erroneous identities to the RIAA," Lybeck says.

    I see...

    1. Get contract to find copyright violators.

    2. The "???" is: Just grab folks that may look guilty.

    3. Profit!

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  2. RIAA Karma by imstanny · · Score: 5, Funny
    RIAA's current Karma: Troll.

    Judge Says: Overrated.

    1. Re:RIAA Karma by paitre · · Score: 1, Funny

      omg. I wish my mod points hadn't expired last night.
      Funny +1

  3. So... by controlBreak · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is it wrong that I'm excited about this?

  4. Facing the Music by auroran · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd love to see the RIAA face their own music.
    That alone should be suitable punishment for the stuff that they've tried to inflict on the general public. :)

    1. Re:Facing the Music by Opportunist · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'd love to see the RIAA face their own music.

      Now, now... I don't like the RIAA one bit either, but considering the music they produce... No, I'm against torture in any form. Not even against the RIAA.

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  5. Face the music by Volante3192 · · Score: 4, Funny

    The judge has barred further motions to dismiss the complaint, which means the RIAA will have to face the music.

    Since the RIAA already owns the music, I guess this won't really frighten them much.

    1. Re:Face the music by robinsonne · · Score: 5, Funny

      Have you listened to some of the crap they're selling these days? Just imagine being trapped in a room with some of that playing non-stop.

      I'm not afraid!

      You will be. You will be.

    2. Re:Face the music by moderatorrater · · Score: 5, Funny

      And the court has to pay licensing fees to use that music. But still, it should be awesome.

    3. Re:Face the music by Maximum+Prophet · · Score: 3, Funny

      Since the RIAA already owns the music, I guess this won't really frighten them much
      Given the "quality" of most of their music, this threat alone has them quaking in their boots.
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    4. Re:Face the music by sorak · · Score: 2, Funny

      The judge has barred further motions to dismiss the complaint, which means the RIAA will have to face the music.

      Since the RIAA already owns the music, I guess this won't really frighten them much. I've heard the music. It's pretty frightening.
  6. What is this by UbuntuLinux · · Score: 0, Funny

    What is this! What is going on here? Please delete your swearing and curse words immediately. I don't care if you do it, or you have to get one of the moderators to do it for you.

    I'm going to check back at 1700GMT on the dot, and if this message is still here and has not been cleaned up, I'm going to call the police.

  7. It ain't over... by MoreDruid · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...till the fat lady sings (provided her song has been paid for)

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  8. They'll be facing the music? by JK_the_Slacker · · Score: 5, Funny

    PLEASE tell me it's William Hung!

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  9. misleading title by pak9rabid · · Score: 3, Funny

    The RIAA Will Finally Face What They Like to Call Music in Court

    There, fixed that for you.

  10. Re:I'm bored out of my mind... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The rest of us are bored out of our minds with your life, too.

  11. Re:If She Doesn't Settle by Mateo_LeFou · · Score: 4, Funny

    hm...
    RIAAmbluance chasers?

    better name?

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  12. Re:If She Doesn't Settle by Plutonite · · Score: 5, Funny

    My girlfriend.. Heh, I almost read the rest of your post. Nice try there ;)
  13. Re:If She Doesn't Settle by Robber+Baron · · Score: 4, Funny

    So we outbid them.

    Get a million people together (shouldn't be hard if all the torrent sites make note of the campaign) to chip in $1 or $10 each to make a matching offer: "We'll pay you to take this to trial."

    Even if the RIAA outbids The Internets, it's still a PR coup -- "Look at what they were willing to do in order to hide stuff..." That's a terrible idea. What does it say about the constancy of Justice? That it can be perverted and sold to the highest bidder?
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  14. Re:What y'all cheering for? by TobyRush · · Score: 4, Funny

    Come now, it's simple, really:

    y'all - singular subject or object. "Y'all bring a truck?" = "Good sir, did you bring your cargo vehicle?"
    y'alls - singular possessive. "Is that y'alls truck?" = "Does this vehicle belong to you, my good man?"
    all y'all - plural subject or object. "All y'all git yer guns?" = "Gentlemen, did each of you bring a sidearm?"
    all y'alls - plural possessive. "Are all y'alls guns in the truck?" = "Sirs, are your firearms all stowed in the vehicle?"

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  15. Re:If She Doesn't Settle by afabbro · · Score: 2, Funny
    What does it say about the constancy of Justice? That it can be perverted and sold to the highest bidder?

    Well, duh.

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  16. Re:If She Doesn't Settle by Lemmy+Caution · · Score: 3, Funny

    Witness the collision of two types of sense of humor: the wry and subtle versus the explicit, obvious and leaden.

  17. ITS ON by scubamage · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ok, so the RIAA served her. Now, she served them back. So, by definition, it is now 'ON!'

  18. Re:If She Doesn't Settle by scubamage · · Score: 3, Funny

    So wait, you're saying that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned? No way! :)

  19. Hay by PixelScuba · · Score: 2, Funny

    You got 'Wry and Subtle' in my 'Obvious and Leaden'!

  20. Re:If She Doesn't Settle by Dun+Malg · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think you meant "Lest we forget". You were modded up anyhow so I guess bringing it up is a moo point. You mean like it's a cow's opinion?
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  21. Re:If She Doesn't Settle by Mateo_LeFou · · Score: 3, Funny

    we should be so lucky! Did you know they have conjugal visits there?

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  22. Re:What y'all cheering for? by Dun+Malg · · Score: 2, Funny

    "[M]ost Slashdotters" are "massive corporation[s]"? Massive, yes. Corporations, not so much. corporation 4. Informal. A protruding abdominal region; a potbelly.

    Hey, if you go to an obscure enough definition, it actually fits humorously well!
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