Re: Guilty verdict in music file-sharing case (CNN)

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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- -- "Jarrod Frates" <jfrates.ml () gmail com> wrote:

> Still a very, very narrow chance to succeed.

My quote of the day:

[snip]

A verdict of $222,000.00, for infringement of 24 song files
worth a total of $23.76?

In a case where there was zero evidence of the defendant having
transferred any of those files?

It is one of the most irrational things I have ever seen in my
life in the law.

[snip]


- - Ray Beckerman, writing on The Recording Industry vs. The People:

http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/10/my-comment-on-jury-ve
rdict-in-virgin-v.html

I agree with Alex -- I think it's very awful. It sets a very
unfortunate precedent and emboldens the RIAA (and the MPPA, actually)
to start suing every John Doe in sight, serving discovery orders,
etc.

This sets a very, very dangerous precedent, even if the poor girl
was actually guilty of the charge.

Now the courts have opened the floodgates for complete, and utter
control, of all media.

Enjoy.

- - ferg

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"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg(at)netzero.net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/





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