Judge Says RIAA Should Be Fined For Bundling File Sharing Lawsuits
from the abusing-the-system dept
Years ago, before the RIAA's decision to sue individual file sharers, the group used to send subpoenas to ISPs asking for IP addresses of users even though no lawsuit had actually been filed. Verizon actually stood up and fought the RIAA on this, eventually winning. In response, the RIAA started filing mass lawsuits, suing multiple "John Does" and then using those lawsuits to get subpoenas to the ISPs. Soon afterwards, a judge noticed that this seemed odd, and told the RIAA it needed to start filing individual lawsuits rather than bundling them all together. Unfortunately, other judges have allowed the "bundled" lawsuits, so the RIAA still files them. However, a magistrate judge in Maine is suggesting that the district court judge fine the RIAA lawyers for the practice, noting that the RIAA shows little explanation for why the lawsuits should be bundled.
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The explanation is simple, you are more likely to hit targets in crowd with a shotgun than an aimed bullet. Like they say, 'It is cheaper by the dozen'.
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Bundling
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Re: Bundling
It appears the price is about to expire and the rate will go up.
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Law suit bundling
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So if your like me and having trouble getting noticed by Artists and Repertoire reps, the process to self-release and promote isn't really that tough, especially with the internet.
First Record your music. If you don't have a studio (or want to start one) checkout ProTools. Next, find a contact at Apple to release on iTunes.
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Call the Bitches out NOW!
Were heading towards another Civil War. April 15th. Don;t pay taxes and claim maximum dependants. Take away their money and we can take back America.
Perhaps some of you should re-read the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution again.
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$$$
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Incredulous
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It's you and I who don't want it and already don't buy it, because it's crap. Unfortunately we are in the 100's maybe 1000's whereas the "crap" buyers are in the millions.
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RE: James
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Unfortunately, that's not enough to protect me. Lawsuits have been filed against people who don't even own a computer, FFS, so my refusal to buy their products doesn't help me avoid being sued for using BitTorrent to download Linux ISOs. They don't even notice boycotts, because in their minds if they lose money it's due to "piracy", not their own business practices.
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Re: ALL THE POLITICIANS ARE DIRTY
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ron+paul&search=Search
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Re: Re: ALL THE POLITICIANS ARE DIRTY
He needs to get his concept's of personal liberties straight.
Like start supporting them.
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That was me ;o(
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
- Stop Bitching and do something about it -
VOTE, Boycott, be involved or SHUT UP and stay in your little BOXes!
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