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RIAA's SafeNet Caught In a Lie
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "For the past 2 years, the RIAA and its attack dog SafeNet (formerly known as MediaSentry) have been trying to avoid disclosure in UMG v. Lindor by telling the judge that MediaSentry is NOT an expert, that it does not use any technical expertise to get the 'evidence', and that it does only 'what any other Kazaa user does'. We have just discovered that in administrative proceedings in Michigan, attacking it for engaging in the business of investigation without a license, MediaSentry has taken the exact opposite position, comparing itself to chemical engineers, surveyors, physicians, geologists, and other expert witnesses who rely on their technical expertise. Today we went public with some of the contradictions. Now let's hope Michigan's Department of Labor and Economic Growth finds out about it."
Absolutely SHOCKED that the RIAA was bending the truth in order to justify its actions.
No, it isn't lying.
It's just bending the truth all the way around.
Did Media Sentry, I'm sorry, SafeNet DDoS him, too?
Anybody want my mod points?
They gained experience from their previous ordeal, and can now claim to be "experts".
Moebius strip of truth!
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NewYorkCountryLawyer: the anti-Jack Thompson
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
THe Moebius strip of truth only has one side. This is more like the Klein bottle of truth: everything fits inside, all at the same time.
I wonder if the statements from Michigan can be sent to Lindor's legal team?
I am "Lindor's legal team".
Ray Beckerman +5 Insightful
I thought lawyers made contradictory arguments all the time.
Here's a joke/story I heard years ago. This lawyer is in a courtroom, defending a client. The plaintiff claims the defendant borrowed a new pot and returned it in broken condition. The lawyer makes his opening statement: "There are three facts that prove my client is innocent. First, he never borrowed that pot. Second, it was already broken when he borrowed it. Third, when he returned it, it was in perfect condition."
steveha
lf(1): it's like ls(1) but sorts filenames by extension, tersely
In Soviet Russia, "Lindor's legal team" is you!
No good deed goes unpunished. - Avon, Blake's 7
And we all know that the cake is a lie.
You can eat your cake and still have it, it just takes a little patience. Although the cake will look different, and it'll smell bad.
Give a man fire, and you warm him for the night. Set a man on fire, and you warm him for the rest of his life.
It's not over yet. RIAA is still alive...
Or at least "undead".
But, like the RIAA's cases, it doesn't hold water.