AKA, the effort against them....
From /. More links on this page:
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/14/1723253
"Back in March, 2006, Marie Lindor called the record companies suing her a collusive cartel, and their joint agreement to pool their copyrights "copyright misuse" (pdf). A year and a half later, the RIAA apparently got nervous about that allegation and made a motion to strike the allegations. Ms. Lindor has struck back, pointing out to the Judge not only that the RIAA's arguments had no legal basis, but also that its brief was completely silent as to any justification for the record companies' copyright-pooling agreement. Such a justification would be necessary for it to pass muster under 'rule of reason' analysis mandated by the US Supreme Court. Ms. Lindor, a home health worker who has never even used a computer, let alone infringed anyone's copyrights with a p2p file sharing program, is the same defendant who exposed, with a little help from her friends, some of the weaknesses in the RIAA's expert testimony. She also obtained a ruling that the RIAA's $750-per-song file damages theory might be a wee bit unconstitutional."
If the RIAA lost this case, it would mean they would loose all rights to enforce the copyrights that they claim they represent.
Think about that for a moment..... Savour it..... Let it simmer.... Ah.....
If you would like to help support the legal fund for this endeavor, you can send a check with Marie Lindor in the Memo area to the following:
Vandenberg & Feliu, LLP, 110 E. 42 St., New York, NY 10017, Att: Ray Beckerman
You can also send money via paypal to [email protected].
If you do send anything, please add a note to the payment that Gamers Radio appreciates your efforts or something to that affect.
I will be sending $20. How about you?
From /. More links on this page:
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/14/1723253
"Back in March, 2006, Marie Lindor called the record companies suing her a collusive cartel, and their joint agreement to pool their copyrights "copyright misuse" (pdf). A year and a half later, the RIAA apparently got nervous about that allegation and made a motion to strike the allegations. Ms. Lindor has struck back, pointing out to the Judge not only that the RIAA's arguments had no legal basis, but also that its brief was completely silent as to any justification for the record companies' copyright-pooling agreement. Such a justification would be necessary for it to pass muster under 'rule of reason' analysis mandated by the US Supreme Court. Ms. Lindor, a home health worker who has never even used a computer, let alone infringed anyone's copyrights with a p2p file sharing program, is the same defendant who exposed, with a little help from her friends, some of the weaknesses in the RIAA's expert testimony. She also obtained a ruling that the RIAA's $750-per-song file damages theory might be a wee bit unconstitutional."
If the RIAA lost this case, it would mean they would loose all rights to enforce the copyrights that they claim they represent.
Think about that for a moment..... Savour it..... Let it simmer.... Ah.....
If you would like to help support the legal fund for this endeavor, you can send a check with Marie Lindor in the Memo area to the following:
Vandenberg & Feliu, LLP, 110 E. 42 St., New York, NY 10017, Att: Ray Beckerman
You can also send money via paypal to [email protected].
If you do send anything, please add a note to the payment that Gamers Radio appreciates your efforts or something to that affect.
I will be sending $20. How about you?