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RIAA Threatens Harvard Law Prof With Sanctions
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Unhappy with Harvard Law Professor Charles Nesson's motion to compel the deposition of the RIAA's head 'Enforcer', Matthew J. Oppenheim, in SONY BMG Music v. Tenenbaum, the RIAA threatened the good professor with sanctions (PDF) if he declined to withdraw his motion. Then the next day they filed papers opposing the motion, and indeed asked the Court to award monetary sanctions under Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure."
Your Honor, we would like you to impose sanction against him. He's not supposed to fight back. Please punish him for fighting back. Our strategy doesn't work when intelligent lawyers fight back. This must be put to an end right now.
Pathetic RIAA.
"Stop this (perfectly legal thing) or our teams of lawyers will fuck up your life" seems to be the new iteration of having thugs beat up a family member or sending pictures of your kids playing outside.
I may consider stopping the kids from playing outside if they sent me those pictures of the lawyers beaten up by the thugs.
First they get the live online-coverage of one of these processes postponed. Now they try to legally blackmail the defense lawyer. What's next?
"That's an awfully nice courtroom you have here, your honor. Wouldn't it be terrible if something happened to it?"
Jeez, I hate these guys.
It's a thing of beauty, but I suspect it's not legal.
As always.
Wait, this isn't the britsh pedophiles topic.
its legal suicide.
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Because he's so morbidly overweight that he's no longer able to leave his bed. That and the bad hair plugs keep him from going out in public. Oh, and he's got one of those crazy eyes where you can't tell where he's looking and he knows everybody on the internet will put his testimony on YouTube and laugh at him and leave mean comments. He's really a very sensitive soul and if you met him you'd like him, except for the horrible odor that comes from his unwillingness to bathe due to his persistent aquaphobia.
That, and if he showed his face he'd be in more danger than Barack Obama at a Klan meeting.
You are welcome on my lawn.
Oh, come on. It is kind of cool.
You know it is.
And even cooler is copying DVDs. You can have like thousands of movies in perfect quality, and the best part is that Mr. Oppenheim (if that is his real name) and his Rothchild/Bavarian Illuminati/Reptilian/Council on Foreign Relations/Banking Cartel buddies don't get a single red cent.
And the fun with Blue-Ray is just starting.
Now that's really cool.
Seriously, who's doing the RIAA's public relations?
You are welcome on my lawn.
I'm in the antivirus industry. I'm used to unwinable wars and fighting them. Bring it on.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
If it saves one lawyer! Er, hold on...
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If they sanction this guy under Rule 37, we should sanction the RIAA under Rule 34.
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Actually I thought it was great. Read it with "A Russian Accent", like it's Boris Badanov speaking - "Muzt get Mooose end Sqvurel" and it all makes perfect sense!
""Thoss who try tu mek a leeving out of it, are quite heartless cynic pipple. But breeelliant, talented cynic pipple."
See? :-)
RS
Shoes for Industry. Shoes for the Dead.
Someone either sounds nervous, or a poor loser.
Or both.
Ray Beckerman +5 Insightful
They who can give up essential backups to obtain a little temporary convenience, deserve neither data integrity nor security.
Apologies Mr Franklin.
Do not meddle in the affairs of geeks for they are subtle and quick to anger
Could you imagine what would have happened if they would have invoked rule 34 of the internet?
if the allegations in their motion are true
You must be new here.
Ray Beckerman +5 Insightful
... did... did you just call Courtney Love a good musician?
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I believe that's Hooray for boobies.