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RIAA Walks Away From Another "Discovery" Case

Posted by kdawson on from the seeking-the-light-switch dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "You may recall that the RIAA walked away last week from one of their 'discovery' cases seeking the identities of 'John Does' who attended Rhode Island College. We have just learned that they walked away from another one, BMG Music v. Does 1-14, in Greensboro, North Carolina. 2 of the 14 John Does had settled, but the other 12 — who hung tough — will never be identified to the RIAA lawyers and will not have to pay any 'settlement.' This adds fuel to the debate over whether the RIAA has finally seen the light or is still sneaking around in the dark."

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  1. Do not steal by mi · · Score: -1, Troll

    Will we ever see NewYorkCountryLawer unequivocally condemn the little thieves, that RIAA are fighting?

    Nope, never. Instead, watch yet another thread bogged down by "troll" moderations and objections to my use of the term "thieves"...

    Overview of noun theft
    The noun theft has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
    1. larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing -- (the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International")

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  2. Re:PR by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ... by NYCL. A closed case gathers no billing!

    Tell me, NYCL: when this has all blown over and you no longer have the ears of the Information Wants To Be Anthropomorphised crowd, will you have enough work at your usual day job of aggressively defending corporation IP?