RIAA Loses $222K Verdict

jriding writes "The $222,000 verdict against Jammy Thomas for copyright infringement by P2P is no more. US District Court Judge Michael Davis dismissed the verdict, saying it was based on the faulty 'making available' theory of distribution."

Comments

Re:Today is nice

[bendodge]

Not even sell-our-nukes Clinton?

Re:Good for her

[h4rm0ny]

I am really tired of this kind of math. The premise is bogus, copyright infringement does not cost anyone anything. It is a loss of potential gain.

I just want to be absolutely crystal clear on this. You're saying piracy has no cost because people wouldn't use it in place of purchasing the product if they had to. Is that what you're saying? Really? You're sure about that?

Re:No, FUCK the RIAA

[Overly Critical Guy]

It's all about how you go after them. Jaywalking is illegal. So to stop it, would you mind if we shove a camera up your ass to record where you walk and a set of electrodes on your balls to we can zap you if you look like you might be heading away from the crosswalk?

This is such a stupid statement. The RIAA isn't zapping your balls with electrodes. They're filing lawsuits against copyright infringers

You're an industry shill so I know you won't get the point, but there is a point to be made. It's the RIAA that are fucking over the artists you claim to care so desperately about - not the pirates. For every penny lost to piracy the record execs walk away with truckloads of cash. All in the name of "protecting the artist".

Total bullshit, and you know it.

My favorite aspect of pro-piracy Slashdotters and their misinformed opinions is that if you dare defend artists from getting ripped off, you get accused of being an "industry shill."

IF THE RIAA IS FUCKING OVER ARTISTS, HOW IS YOU PIRATING THEIR MUSIC GOING TO HELP THEM?

Did you know artists willingly sign their contracts? Did they ask you to "fight for them?" You're using the same mindless pro-piracy argument that every pirate uses to justify their immoral activities and make themselves feel less guilty. "I'm not the bad guy, the RIAA is! That makes it okay for me to be ripping off artists!"

You're a tool, and you don't even consider the artists who have publicly stated that they don't want people pirating their material. Hell, the MST3K guys have started a program called RiffTrax, and they posted comments to their materials on PirateBay asking people not to download it. EVERYBODY ATTACKED THEM AND INSULTED THEM.

Pirates are freeloaders who just want shit for free. You use morality plays like "the RIAA is evil and screws over artists" to distract people from what you're doing. Period.