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RIAA Loses $222K Verdict

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the turning-tide dept.

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."

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  1. Today is nice by BountyX · · Score: 4, Funny

    What a nice day today...RIAA loses, DOJ opposes DOJ Copyright Oversight. What's next? Bush finally gets impeached?

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    1. Re:Today is nice by Ron_Fitzgerald · · Score: 5, Funny

      Reminds me of the Chris Rock bit about a black person for President securing his life by having a Mexican Vice President...

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    2. Re:Today is nice by Chris+Burke · · Score: 4, Funny

      Reminds me of the Chris Rock bit about a black person for President securing his life by having a Mexican Vice President...

      Yet another reason Bill Richardson would have been a better choice than Biden... But hey it's not the first time Chris Rock and I have seen eye to eye. :)

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  2. RIAA Looses $222K Verdict by devnullkac · · Score: 5, Funny

    Read literally, I suppose this means a $222K verdict is roaming the countryside, looking for someone to ... adopt it?

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    1. Re:RIAA Looses $222K Verdict by Dmala · · Score: 5, Funny

      I couldn't of said it better myself. I know there doing the best they can over their, but for all intensive purposes the editing is very poor. As for the verdict itself, I could care less.

    2. Re:RIAA Looses $222K Verdict by NotBornYesterday · · Score: 4, Funny

      the editing is very pour.

      FTFY

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    3. Re:RIAA Looses $222K Verdict by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I know there doing the best they can over their...

      I hope this is a joke, but it is they're and there.

  3. Re:So What's Next? by Cathoderoytube · · Score: 5, Funny

    They can, but only before the next full moon. If they fail to file before that time their lawyers will have to return to hell until the next equinox..

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  4. If your first name is "Jammy" by gad_zuki! · · Score: 2, Funny

    Then you still lose.

  5. Re:So What's Next? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thomas will face a new trial, in which the RIAA will have to prove actual distribution.

    It's in the first fucking paragraph of the article!

    There's an article?

  6. Re:Duh! by BronsCon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Those pesky pirates stole our verdict using P2P!

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  7. Epic FAIL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    For the RIAA... w00t!

  8. Re:So What's Next? by internerdj · · Score: 4, Funny

    What's an article? We are all slashdot readers here.

  9. Re:So What's Next? by street+struttin' · · Score: 4, Funny

    What's an article?

  10. Re:So What's Next? by i_liek_turtles · · Score: 5, Funny

    "a", "an", and "the"

    Those are the only articles I know of.

  11. Re:So What's Next? by Fnord666 · · Score: 3, Funny

    "a", "an", and "the"

    Those are the only articles I know of.

    Definitely.

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  12. Re:Good for her by syousef · · Score: 2, Funny

    For more information, see this helpful drawing:

    http://i28.tinypic.com/2m7xd85.jpg

    I didn't understand the diagram until I sat down and re-drew it with cars instead of stars.

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