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RIAA Going After a 10-Year-Old Girl
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes “The latest target of the RIAA’s ire is a 10-year-old girl in Oregon, who was 7 when the alleged infringement occurred, and whose disabled mother lives on Social Security. In Atlantic v. Andersen, an Oregon case that was widely reported in 2005 when the defendant counterclaimed against the RIAA under Oregon’s RICO statute and other laws, the defendant’s mother sought to limit the RIAA’s deposition of the child to telephone or video-conference. The RIAA has refused, insisting on being able to grill the little girl in person. Here are court documents (PDF).”
via Slashdot
Why the RIAA Sues Universities
To teach university students. Oh. Well I guess that makes sense.
This is a teachable moment — an opportunity to educate these particular students about the importance of music in their lives and the importance of respecting and valuing music as intellectual property
And from the post an excellent point: As usual, this sort of legal action will only drive music sharing underground where it can’t be as easily monitored (or monetized, for that matter).
Via Wired
And in response to the action the RIAA has taken against students, some universities have decided to take action back: RIAA Asked To Pay Up For Wasting School’s Time
RIAA Now the Worst Company in America
It’s amazing that they actually beat out Halliburton, although I am impressed that Halliburton was at least the other final contender.
The folks at BoingBoing make an excellent point on this one as well:
The RIAA isn’t the worst company in the world: Sony-BMG, Warner Music, EMI and Universal Music are the worst companies in the world. Focusing on the RIAA lets those firms — who fund and direct the RIAA’s efforts — off the hook.
Consumerist’s, who’s readers voted on the worst company, also has a follow-up post, Faces of the RIAA - where you can find the phone number to Edgar Bronfman’s office.
From Listening Posts’ post: Evidently hell hath no fury like a consumer scorned…
True words
And while I’m at it, lots of news in RIAA lawsuits as of late as well - plenty of it not in the RIAA’s favor either - visit http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/ for all the latest.
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