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RIAA May Be Violating a Court Order In California

Posted by kdawson on from the play-nice-now dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In one of its 'ex parte' cases seeking the names and addresses of 'John Does,' this one targeting students at the University of Southern California, the RIAA obtained an order granting discovery — but with a wrinkle. The judge's order (PDF) specified that the information obtained could not be used for any purpose other than obtaining injunctions against the students. Apparently the RIAA lawyers have ignored, or failed to understand, that limitation, as an LA lawyer has reported that the RIAA is busy calling up the USC students and their families and demanding monetary settlements."

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  1. And file sharers may be violating copyright law by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Face it, you fucktards.

    You are not entitled to everything for free just because of the internet.

    1. Re:And file sharers may be violating copyright law by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Face it, you fucktard, you don't have a monopoly on music, and what you have been producing hasn't been good for YEARS. You've been signing shitty artists to restrictive and exploitative contracts and then claiming to be doing them a favor for it since the 70s, and probably longer.

      Please l2failedbusinessmodel kthxbai.

  2. Re:Devil's Advocate by Opportunist · · Score: 0, Troll

    I suddenly wonder how much the rent for a botnet for a DDoS is today...

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