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Title: Judge Rejects RIAA's Music Copyright Infringement, Distribution Claims
Post by: megimoo on April 30, 2008, 03:56:02 PM: "I love it when these turds lose in court,A bunch of New York lawyers
busy trying to stop kids and older people listen to music they have already paid for and own !"

An Arizona judge has struck down the Recording Industry Association of America's claim that making music files available constitutes distribution of those files. U.S. District Court Judge Neil V. Wake denied the RIAA's request for a summary judgment against a couple who had copied music files from their CDs onto their computer and downloaded file-sharing programs. The defendants said they never placed the music in a shared folder. The judge concluded that even if defendant Jeffrey Howell had placed the items in a shared folder, a third party would have to dip into his hard drive to retrieve a copy....

http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/music/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=3ZL4JJGPQFSAIQSNDLOSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=207403664&_requestid=519628
Title: Re: Judge Rejects RIAA's Music Copyright Infringement, Distribution Claims
Post by: Chris_ on April 30, 2008, 03:59:45 PM: Ah, the RIAA -- just like Emperor Palpatine, the tighter they close their grip, the more money slips through their grasp.

They just don't get it. There is a good reason why the music industry is losing money hand over fist: Music today (what little there is) sucks and their distribution model is so 20th Century.
Title: Re: Judge Rejects RIAA's Music Copyright Infringement, Distribution Claims
Post by: Airwolf on April 30, 2008, 04:19:21 PM: Looks like The RIAA may have trouble with trying to sue any more kids and old people,LOL. This pretty much kills the current lawsuits they have in Nebraska over the use of the colleges (University of Nebraska) internet network. :cheersmate:
Title: Re: Judge Rejects RIAA's Music Copyright Infringement, Distribution Claims
Post by: Miss Mia on April 30, 2008, 04:59:03 PM: Good. This was a stupid lawsuit.
Title: Re: Judge Rejects RIAA's Music Copyright Infringement, Distribution Claims
Post by: Lord Undies on April 30, 2008, 05:10:00 PM: Well, there goes my annual $3.72 royalty checks. I'll have to tell my kids there won't be a Christmas this year.
Title: Re: Judge Rejects RIAA's Music Copyright Infringement, Distribution Claims
Post by: delilahmused on April 30, 2008, 05:30:06 PM: Good! Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of greedy bastards. This won't stop them though.

Cindie
Title: Re: Judge Rejects RIAA's Music Copyright Infringement, Distribution Claims
Post by: Ptarmigan on April 30, 2008, 06:03:03 PM: Common sense prevails. Now they should GO AFTER REAL pirates.
Title: Re: Judge Rejects RIAA's Music Copyright Infringement, Distribution Claims
Post by: Airwolf on April 30, 2008, 06:27:15 PM: Quote from: Ptarmigan on April 30, 2008, 06:03:03 PM
Common sense prevails. Now they should GO AFTER REAL pirates.

Be carefull what you ask for .Knowning those tools this is the only pirate they are likely to catch,

(http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/05_02/pirateDM2505_468x456.jpg)
Title: Re: Judge Rejects RIAA's Music Copyright Infringement, Distribution Claims
Post by: Chris_ on April 30, 2008, 06:27:56 PM: Quote from: Ptarmigan on April 30, 2008, 06:03:03 PM
Common sense prevails. Now they should GO AFTER REAL pirates.

Yes.

If I bought a tape or a vinyl LP, then I own the right to listen to that on any medium anywhere anytime.

The real pirates are those who never paid for the original material.
Title: Re: Judge Rejects RIAA's Music Copyright Infringement, Distribution Claims
Post by: TheSarge on May 01, 2008, 06:16:15 AM: It's about damn time someone had some common sense and made an attempt to stop the RIAA.