Why the RIAA Doesn't Want Defendants Exonerated

RageAgainsttheBears writes "The RIAA is beginning to find itself in an awkward position. A few of its many, many lawsuits don't manage to end in success for the organization. Typically, when they decide a case isn't worth pursuing (due to targeting the wrong person or not having sufficient evidence), they simply move to drop the case. Counterclaims are usually dropped in turn, and everyone goes separate ways. But recently, judges have been deciding to allow the RIAA to drop the case, but still allowing the defendant's counterclaim through. According to the Ars Technica article: 'If Judge Miles-LaGrange issues a ruling exonerating Tallie Stubbs of infringement, it would be a worrisome trend for the RIAA. The music industry has become accustomed to having its way with those it accuses of file-sharing, quietly dropping cases it believes it can't win. It looks as though the courts may be ready to stop the record labels from just walking away from litigation when it doesn't like the direction it is taking and give defendants justice by fully exonerating them of any wrongdoing.'"

Re:About time

[Anonymous Coward]

It's not costing us anything. We get all of our funding from our employers. They're (they're) the ones paying.

Some of us (us) work for the RIAA and affiliated companies. We (them)(us) are being paid (our funding) by those (the RIAA) who are costing us money (our funding). It follows that the RIAA is the ultimate victim of the RIAA. Thus, we (they)(the RIAA) should boycott the real criminals (us)(the RIAA).

Re:About time

[nugneant]

Your logic leads me to believe you are either Chico Marx or John Dvorak. I don't know whether to therefore mod you up or down.

Re:Missing The Point

[Anonymous Coward]

That is SO fucking deep and poetic, man!!

Seriously, all the movies and books out there with this same theme, and you choose A Bug's fucking Life? Go back to digg with all the other high-schoolers.

Re:How to stop frivolous law suits

[Foochee]

OK, /.'ers, since 99% of you AREN'T lawyers and don't know the first thing about law suits

Wow, 99%? Obviously you AREN'T a pollster or statistician and don't know first thing about statistics. I suggest to stick to the lucrative field of phrenology.

Think of the trees!

[iMySti]

Somebody should figure out how much paper is used for each of the RIAAs cases, multiply that by the kajillion cases they've filed and call them out for destroying the rainforest!

Re:About time

[csplinter]

Wrong it's (it is) costing (paying) them (us)(him) plenty (lots). They (the RIAA (Record Industry Association of America)) (you) are paving (setting precedent)) the way for more and more (not less) (frivolous (unfounded) lawsuits) (civil cases) against other (not the same) victims (us). We (them) shouldn't (should not) (stand) idly (by while our freedoms (rights)) are eroded (washed) away(. I for one am sick) (don't (do not) like it) and tired of (their ridiculousness (it's (it is)ridiculous)). (We )(((you) (I)) need (to) take (a)) ((((stand.))))

Re:About time

[heroofhyr]

ok, you Lisp nerds are hereby officially banned from posting any more comments to Slashdot.