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Magistrate judge suggests sanctions against RIAA lawyers

arstechnica.com — A federal magistrate judge has suggested the possibility of sanctions for the RIAA's lawyers in a case involving 27 college students. At issue is the RIAA's practice of lumping unrelated defendants into a single "John Doe" case and then pursuing individual lawsuits once the Does' identities are learned.

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  • chicoer2001, on 01/31/2008, -1/+44Make them file 22 seperate cases. They also should'nt be allowed to file against John Does. If you dont even know who to sue, you shouldnt be allowed to sue.
    • dinostabOMG, on 01/31/2008, -0/+3So what do the "sanctions" entail?
  • Fhwqhgads, on 01/31/2008, -5/+29The classic

    "***** THE RIAA"

    post.
    • deadcrickets, on 01/31/2008, -2/+9May I suggest a condom?
      • prophetpimp, on 01/31/2008, -1/+4they have super Aids. the condom they do nothing.
  • RiverBelow, on 01/31/2008, -1/+22This is pretty much complete abuse of the system.

    Why don't you idiots fix your ***** business model.
    • thatsmyaibo, on 01/31/2008, -2/+8Are you talking about the RIAA story or about mrbabyman and digg? I think your post applies to both successfully.
      • RiverBelow, on 01/31/2008, -0/+1Hehehe, I guess it does. I was referring to the RIAA specifically though, but interpret as you wish =D
    • HalfTwitch, on 01/31/2008, -8/+2The RIAA doesn't change its model...because it works.
  • SuspicionVandit, on 01/31/2008, -4/+3I think GTAIV is going to revolutionize the way we download music.
    • Dundasbro, on 01/31/2008, -1/+4Huh?
    • TimOgg, on 01/31/2008, -0/+3how? why?
      What is this revolution you speak of????
    • Pittance, on 01/31/2008, -1/+1By "download music", do you mean "download video games"? Otherwise I have to agree that I have no idea what you're talking about.
    • vimana, on 02/01/2008, -0/+0Let me have some of whatever it is you're smoking. o_O
  • blacklilyninja, on 01/31/2008, -4/+1Dissolve the RIAA artists go on strike. With no legitimate artist they will resort to more formula created "hirees" in order to make money. Back to the beginning of the industry. As they real artists create a true model for the distribution and sales of their own products. Don't let the media and the corporations behind them decide what you like.

    I suppose that goes for your next presidential election too.
    and Apple (a good example of how the consumer made the company change its product... iPhone's new SDK and appleTV 2.0.
    and microsoft
    and on and on
    • bxblox, on 01/31/2008, -1/+2artists don't strike
    • Pittance, on 01/31/2008, -0/+1Consumers didn't make Apple change its products. Unless you mean by completely abusing the software and/or not buying said products. The iPhone was cracked quickly enough that Apple realized if they didn't allow people to develop software for it, they would break the codes and do it anyways, but without Apple getting any type of income from it. And from what I had seen and heard about the appleTV, it sucked. Not enough content by a long shot, and most people didn't even know what it was. Just because noone bought something mean that they wanted the devs to change it and make it better. It just may have sucked so much no one cared to begin with. Also, Steve Jobs doesn't care about his consumers. He creates whatever the hell he wants and thinks will sell.
  • aussiecheckers, on 01/31/2008, -1/+7If you ask me this RIAA stuff is pretty amusing. I live in Australia, and the biggest music piracy case we have seen is against Kazaa (Sharman Networks) a few years back. These RIAA stories have been all over slashdot and other sites for ages now, its quite funny. To me, it looks like the RIAA have finally figured out that they have no profitable future and are trying to pull as many people down with them as they "crash and burn". I mean, if you were making enough money, why would you worry about suing the pants off everyone that happens to walk past?

    I agree with RiverBelow - "FIx your business model"

    Im really looking foward to something like this happening in Aus, it will be interesting to see the precedent set.
  • jm4847, on 01/31/2008, -0/+1I feel shadenfreude everytime something like this happens. Screw the RIAA and screw copyright laws.
  • Pittance, on 01/31/2008, -0/+1The RIAA is destined for destruction. Most of the big labels and publishers for music have dropped DRM because it just didnt work. The RIAA is just stretching its last resource for making a quick buck: sueing broke college kids. Make sure that whatever university you attend, that the university legal team/counsel/lawyer will fight tooth and nail for its students. The legal counsel at UT is a waste of money and is bending itself and its students over to the RIAA. Whereas from my own experience with NCSU, the legal counsel here has told all of the students receiving these RIAA threats not to pay them, and to fight them in court.
  • GymTube, on 01/31/2008, -0/+2***** RIAA

    what else can we say?
  • jessehadden, on 01/31/2008, -0/+2If, as the RIAA asserts, file-sharing is a "crime," then why are they filing civil suits?
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