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Judge Refuses To Sign RIAA 'Ex Parte' Order

Posted by Soulskill on from the wearing-out-their-legal-welcome dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The RIAA just can't get enough of going after University of Maine students, but it appears that the judges in Portland, Maine, may be getting wise to the industry's lawyers' antics. RIAA counsel submitted yet another ex parte discovery order to the Court ('ex parte' meaning 'without notice'), in BMG v. Does 1-11, but this time the judge refused to sign, pointing out that there is no emergency since there is no evidence that records are about to be destroyed [PDF]. This is the same judge who has previously suggested the imposition of Rule 11 sanctions against the RIAA lawyers, accusing them of gamesmanship."

6 of 239 comments (clear)

  1. Internet in Maine? by russlar · · Score: 5, Funny

    I didn't know TCP-over-moose technology had matured!

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    1. Re:Internet in Maine? by The+Evil+Couch · · Score: 4, Funny

      Are you kidding? They've had the moose infrastructure in place for well over a century. It was just a matter of getting the boundary moose routers IEEE 802 compliant. See why adherence to standards is important?

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  2. Re:These guys... by markov_chain · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't pull out your revolutionary songbook quite yet

    Yeah, you better not!

    Sincerely,
    The Revere Estate
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  3. Re:These guys... by brendank310 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought your last sentence was your signature, and it was some sort of hex joke. sigh.. I need a break from computers.

  4. Re:Good news but still... by Ixitar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey Ray,

    You better be careful. You might be sued for Definition of Character.

  5. Re:These guys... by deathy_epl+ccs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hrm... $100 + EFF... FFF. Gotta work on that punchline.