Two items in this article worried me a little:
"The RIAA's subpoenas are so prolific that the U.S. District Court in Washington, already suffering staff shortages, has been forced to reassign employees from elsewhere in the clerk's office to help process paperwork, said Angela Caesar-Mobley, the clerk's operations manager."
and:
"A spokeswoman for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts said the clerk's office here was "functioning more like a clearing house, issuing subpoenas for all over the country." Any civil lawsuits would likely be transferred to a different jurisdiction, spokeswoman Karen Redmond said."
Here the RIAA is overloading the D.C. District Court to the point they need to transfer people, which leaves other staffs shorthanded, which slows down other (more important) aspects of the Clerk's office - Such as dealing with REAL criminal cases. Oh, and not to mention these clerks are likely working more than normal. So the RIAA has already stuck it to us all by even filing for subpoenas. Our tax dollars pay for those clerks who are doing the RIAA's bidding. Isn't it nice to know even when we dont want to help the RIAA, we are?
Any and all/.ers who wish to put their two-cents in, e-mail me at mrtaco@nmo.net ASAP. I will need phone numbers where I could contact you tomorrow morning/afternoon. I never planned on making this another "human interest" piece. I just wanted to explain what the RIAA says he did wrong, what he thinks, what the technology behind it, etc. Basically, take the technology behind this and put it into real world language so the everyday reader can understand it. I'm open for comments/suggestions/etc. But let's not tie up/. messageboards with this, so PLEASE e-mail me at mrtaco@nmo.net with all comments related to my article.
I am a reporter for the Washington Times and I interviewed Jesse Jordan on Friday night and he said, "I dont think they want me to run the site anymore, but we shall see about that.It's still a question I haven't really answered, I do plan to follow the agreement."
He also explained the reason the Phynd search engine is "up" right now is so people can see how it worked and let people decided for themselves if he broke the law and so media members, like myself, can see how it worked and have a better idea of how to describe it in articles.
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Two items in this article worried me a little: "The RIAA's subpoenas are so prolific that the U.S. District Court in Washington, already suffering staff shortages, has been forced to reassign employees from elsewhere in the clerk's office to help process paperwork, said Angela Caesar-Mobley, the clerk's operations manager." and: "A spokeswoman for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts said the clerk's office here was "functioning more like a clearing house, issuing subpoenas for all over the country." Any civil lawsuits would likely be transferred to a different jurisdiction, spokeswoman Karen Redmond said." Here the RIAA is overloading the D.C. District Court to the point they need to transfer people, which leaves other staffs shorthanded, which slows down other (more important) aspects of the Clerk's office - Such as dealing with REAL criminal cases. Oh, and not to mention these clerks are likely working more than normal. So the RIAA has already stuck it to us all by even filing for subpoenas. Our tax dollars pay for those clerks who are doing the RIAA's bidding. Isn't it nice to know even when we dont want to help the RIAA, we are?
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please contact me at mrtaco@nmo.net, I'd like to get some of your views and possibily use them for my article. I will need name/phone #
Any and all /.ers who wish to put their two-cents in, e-mail me at mrtaco@nmo.net ASAP. I will need phone numbers where I could contact you tomorrow morning/afternoon. I never planned on making this another "human interest" piece. I just wanted to explain what the RIAA says he did wrong, what he thinks, what the technology behind it, etc. Basically, take the technology behind this and put it into real world language so the everyday reader can understand it. I'm open for comments/suggestions/etc. But let's not tie up /. messageboards with this, so PLEASE e-mail me at mrtaco@nmo.net with all comments related to my article.
I am a reporter for the Washington Times and I interviewed Jesse Jordan on Friday night and he said, "I dont think they want me to run the site anymore, but we shall see about that.It's still a question I haven't really answered, I do plan to follow the agreement."
He also explained the reason the Phynd search engine is "up" right now is so people can see how it worked and let people decided for themselves if he broke the law and so media members, like myself, can see how it worked and have a better idea of how to describe it in articles.