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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."

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  1. Re:These guys... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Well, it's "copyrighted", not "copywritten", which isn't even a word. (Grammar nazi -1)

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    ...or boycott it if you feel the need to protest...

    And, no, some of us don't like to pay these bastards anything at all. I don't download illegally. I don't download legally. I don't buy CDs. (Redundant -1)