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RIAA Wants Its $222,000 Verdict Back

Posted by samzenpus on from the be-careful-what-you-wish-for dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The RIAA, unhappy with the Court's decision setting aside its $222,000 jury verdict over $23.76 worth of song files, and throwing out the legal theory on which it was based, has made a motion for permission to file an appeal from the Judge's order, in Capitol v. Thomas. Normally, only final judgments are appealable, and appeals are not permissible in federal court from 'interlocutory' orders of that nature."

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  1. It's not about the money by Bonker · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's NEVER been about the money. It's not about compensating the artists. (Ha!)

    This is 100% about trying to keep control of an entire industry in the hands of a very rich, very corrupt few.

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    1. Re:It's not about the money by jskora · · Score: 5, Insightful

      This has been proven over and over so many times, eventually someone in the courts should notice. SCO finally fell, unfortunately the RIAA has bigger war chests.

    2. Re:It's not about the money by Samah · · Score: 5, Insightful

      ...those RIAA lawyers are going to get Jack Thompsoned.

      Best.
      Verb.
      Ever.

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  2. Let the punishment fit the crime. by Zaphod+The+42nd · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What lawyer, where, thinks its a good idea to sue some lady for $222,000 for $23 worth of illegal filesharing? Its bad enough the RIAA tried it in the first place, but the court shot them down, and they're still at it? You'd think anybody with half a conscience would move on at this point.

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  3. Re:Why is this news... by MightyMartian · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They're lawyers. They'd have the gall to shoot your mother, have sexual intercourse with her corpse, chop off her ears and send them to you along with an invoice for services rendered.

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  4. A little OT, but I have to say it by Weaselmancer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Thompson seemed to enjoy throwing around frivolous lawsuits as well.

    It hadn't really hit me until I saw this sentence with the word 'seem' in the past tense.

    Damn but that just looks beautiful. Thompson...seemed.

    It just hadn't hit me until right now that he's history. Jeez, but I hope I live long enough to say the same about the RIAA. "The RIAA seemed to like to file frivolous lawsuits."

    Ah, that's going to be great. Can't wait.

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