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06 Mar 09

Oh Look... RIAA Still Filing Lawsuits... | Techdirt

  • But the RIAA wasn't actually stopping the lawsuits. Note that it claimed it was abandoning the strategy of mass lawsuits. Even then, the RIAA claimed that it had not initiated any new lawsuits for "months." Except... there was a pretty long list of lawsuits filed after the date that the RIAA insisted it had stopped. When pressed on it, they came up with the ridiculous excuse that they just couldn't stop other lawsuits that were in progress (even though they hadn't been filed). Apparently, once an investigation has begun there's simply no way to stop it, according to the logic of RIAA lawyers.
  • that almost certainly has a lot more to do with the layoffs to RIAA staff, and the fact that record labels are refusing to give them as much money for lawsuits, rather than any actual change of heart or realization of how much the strategy backfired.
28 Apr 08

Andersen Vs. The Association: For Once, The Tide Turns Right

The RIAA’s intent from the very start of its $5k-a-person tour of terror is not to halt piracy, per se. They understand that such activity will never be completely stopped. Rather, it’s about reclaiming control, and bringing the digital space around to fit the legal model they themselves continue to hammer forward. No changes necessary for copyright law as it exists

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04 Apr 08

The Patry Copyright Blog: The recent making available cases

There have been three opinions in six weeks on the suits brought by RIAA in which the issue of the alleged making available right as well as infringement of the distribution right have been raised. They are not the first opinions, nor will they be the last, but they are interesting in their own right, and are noteworthy because the judges involved took the time to address the issues seriously and thoughtfully.

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