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RIAA Gives Up In Atlantic Recording v. Brennan

Posted by timothy on from the wasn't-one-of-the-ghostbusters-named-ray? dept.

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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  1. Make this avalible by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Slashdot users are all morbidly obese linux zealots who can't get laid.

    If this gets a -1, you confirmed its true! Mod away you sheep fuckers! Deh evil RIAA!!!11! who get laid with hot grits demands it.

  2. How can I fileshare and not get sued? by carterson2 · · Score: -1, Troll

    I gotta barge in.

    Where can I learn how to fileshare BUT stay off the radar?

    E.g. what amount of filesharing, or non-college-filesharing, or anonymoyzer of some sort should I use to not get sued? I need a definitive answer, not speculation.

    I assume the sued-people are hushed, but don't they leak out the lawsuit details somewhere so we can all learn?
    Thanks
    -jim

  3. Re:Not the end by a longshot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    He's either a career politician, xor he's a completely inexperienced nobody. (cf. republican propaganda during election season)

    I thought the republican propaganda was that he didn't have a lot of experience, not that he was a nobody.

    Career politicians do not all have the same experience, "asstard".

    As for "where were you", good question.

    Even with a record turnout the popular vote was only 53% to 46%. Certainly seems like it should have been closer, but then that pesky electoral college figures in again and throws a big win to the Dems (this time).