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Lawsuit Against RIAA Tries To Stop Them All

Posted by Zonk on from the like-the-one-ring-but-a-lawsuit dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Tanya Anderson has filed an amended complaint against the RIAA. One of the more interesting provisions in it is in the 18th claim, which seeks to stop the RIAA from 'continuing to engage in criminal investigation of private American citizens', no doubt referring to the unlicensed MediaSentry investigations. If granted, that could shut down the RIAA lawsuits entirely. Naturally, the RIAA doesn't like this at all. First, they got the judge to agree that the original complaint was too light on the details, so it was amended. Now the RIAA complains that it's too long, because it's 108 pages filled with the RIAA's dirty laundry. You may remember this as the countersuit to the lawsuit where RIAA lawyers tried to grill a 10-year-old girl, only later to drop their case for lack of evidence and have the mother sue them for malicious prosecution."

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  1. I don't get it... by cayenne8 · · Score: 2, Funny
    Where is the April Fool's joke in all of this??

    For that matter...where are any April Fools articles?? I hope they're still gonna do them....

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    1. Re:I don't get it... by Brian+Gordon · · Score: 4, Funny

      Scroll down the main page, ray tracing will be implemented in DX11, which will be imlemented in Vista SP2 by the end of the year.

    2. Re:I don't get it... by 0111+1110 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Where is the April Fool's joke in all of this?? What makes you think this isn't? I mean, suing the RIAA? Haha. That's a good one.
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  2. Cannibals! by organgtool · · Score: 4, Funny

    tried to grill a 10-year-old girl Finally we have proof that the RIAA are cannibals!
  3. Re:damn right. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Hope this is not an Aprils Fool, its about time somebody tried to roast those fuckers.


    The summary clearly states they want to grill the girl, not roast the fuckers. Geesh, get it right, eh?


    TDz.

  4. Obligatory Tolkien spoof by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Three lawsuits for the Jersey yutes using WiFi,
    Seven for the little kids in their third-grade lab,
    Nine for college men who share on the sly,
    One for the RIAA on its dark throne
    In the land of Washington where the lawyers lie.
    One suit to end them all, one suit to crush them,
    One suit to expose them all and in the courtroom brush them
    From the land of Washington where the lawyers lie.

  5. Re:I really hope she wins this by ccguy · · Score: 4, Funny

    as someone who's never illegally downloaded or uploaded music or movies or software over the Internet
    Dial-up sucks
  6. Re:Tubes by peragrin · · Score: 3, Funny

    That sound you just heard was the joke going over your head.

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  7. Re:Tubes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    But but. That would require hope and change. And we can't have that. Fixed that for ya.
  8. Re:Tubes by Omestes · · Score: 2, Funny

    Perhaps this years theme is to not do April Fools, and then all of us slashbots will be even more paranoid than usual, since we will keep expecting to be fooled, but won't, but are by the fact that we are expecting it.

    It does give all the normal articles a penumbra of dread, at least.

    Like an anti-April Fools April Fools.

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