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UMG v. Lindor Ends, No Fees, No Sanctions

Posted by kdawson on from the attempting-graceful-extrication dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The 5-year-old case of UMG Recordings v. Lindor (which we've discussed all those years) has come to a close in Brooklyn, without ever reaching the deposition and document production of MediaSentry. The District Judge denied the RIAA's motions for discovery sanctions but granted the RIAA's motion for voluntary dismissal without prejudice and without attorneys fees, adopting the report and recommendation of the Magistrate Judge."

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  1. Re:Lindor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    So that's how they grew the balls to take on the RIAA.

  2. Re:Ray... by mcgrew · · Score: 3, Funny

    I make it a point to never mention my employer, but we have less internet access than the Chinese. Slashdot probably gets through because it is a .org domain.

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  3. Hrmm by chazzf · · Score: 2, Funny

    Perhaps someone with better knowledge of the case could comment on the substance of the judge's order, which concerns the apparently incorrect testimony given by the defendant. I'm not a lawyer, but I don't think you can recover fees when your own client makes material misrepresentations. I'm surprised that the RIAA's own request for sanctions was denied under the circumstances.

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