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RIAA Gives Up In Atlantic Recording v. Brennan
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In Atlantic Recording v. Brennan, the landmark Connecticut case in which the first decision rejecting the RIAA's 'making available' theory was handed down, the RIAA has finally thrown in the towel and dismissed its own case. Mr. Brennan never appeared in the case at all. In February, 2008, the RIAA's motion for a default judgment was rejected for a number of reasons, including the Court's ruling (PDF) that there is no claim for 'making available for distribution' under the US Copyright Act. The RIAA moved for reconsideration; that motion was denied. Then, in December, the RIAA's second motion for default judgment was rejected. Finally the RIAA filed a 'notice of dismissal' ending the case."
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It really sounded less convoluted when I started this post.
They MAY be the scum of the earth ...
Except Ray Beckerman.
And Pamela Jones, who is not a lawyer but a paralegal.
Hey, Ray and Pamela! Both of you are quite compatible, and have similar ideals. Are both of you single? If so, can we matchmake you?
You sound like an RIAA investigator.
Are the RIAA investigators really so incompetent that they'd need to troll Slashdot looking for advic.... scratch that, they are that incompetent.
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
Listening to Indie performers also coveys the additional benefit of being able to smugly claim "I liked them before the went mainstream". The smugness benefit is the same benefit held by many products Slashdot fanboys love and worship.