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- konamax123, on 03/27/2008, -0/+139Any victory over the RIAA just gives me a warm feeling all over.
- mojojeetsoo, on 03/27/2008, -1/+110A payment of almost $300K is not much to the RIAA, considering that they can extort that much from grandmothers and college students in just a few days.
- sinrtb, on 03/27/2008, -1/+90Double standards from the RIAA? I think it would be shocking only if the RIAA did something good for others or its industry.
- nomadxx7, on 03/27/2008, -0/+76What's funny is the way that the RIAA said that each song people download is worth like $700 instead of the $.99 the defendent claimed. Now they claim she is being excessive in her and her lawyer's pursuit for reimbursement.
- SilverBlade2k, on 03/27/2008, -0/+73They call $300,000 in attorney's fees 'excessive' when they turn around and think $750 per song is 'inadequate'?
RIAA..GO TO ***** HELL. IF YOU CAN'T TAKE IT, DON'T DISH IT OUT. - Sajentine, on 03/27/2008, -0/+54It's rather typically of these douchebags.
They're basically claiming that she shouldn't be allowed to defend herself with a decent lawyer and should have gone with an ambulance chaser instead while they had up to 6 lawyers prosecuting her. - Falldog, on 03/27/2008, -0/+52Ought to sue for anywhere between $750 and $30,000 per every four minutes of his life wasted.
- spudfrog, on 03/27/2008, -1/+52They're just hurting themselves in the process. They're losing ground in the public eye, and such frivolous abuses of the law only hurts their legal prowess.
***** THE RIAA. - tj111, on 03/27/2008, -0/+48This will be one of the few cases you will see anyone on this site rooting for the attorney. I hope they get the $300k, anything less will set a precedent and prevent other possible defense attorneys from taking the case against the MAFIAA.
- airwalkery2k, on 03/27/2008, -0/+32I love the irony of the RIAA complaining of excessive legal fees.
- BlueSkyfish, on 03/27/2008, -3/+29Saying "***** the RIAA" isn't effective, since they're essentially a giant scapegoat. You should direct your anger to the companies that compose the RIAA.
***** EMI
***** Sony
***** Universal
***** Warner
If you want to do something, avoid these companies like the plague. Boycott all their products and let them know you won't put up with their *****. Especially avoid Sony, Universal, and Warner, since they're also members of the MPAA. - Daniel591992, on 03/27/2008, -3/+26Yes, copy and pasting is quite time consuming...
- DaviDTC, on 03/27/2008, -0/+22In a brief filed earlier this month, the RIAA called the $298,995 figure "excessive" and said that it should be drastically slashed to something along the lines of $30,000
I wonder I can use that if they try and sue me? "The $200k they want for the 4 songs is excessive, here is the $4 it would of cost me if I used itunes." - Professr, on 03/27/2008, -1/+20We'll digg you if we feel like it, not because you told us to. Nice try though :P
- amphoterous, on 03/27/2008, -0/+17Yeah no kidding... whose fees are excessive now.
- czeman, on 03/27/2008, -1/+18Hmmmmmm......what's good for the goose isn't good for the gander, eh? These greedy corporate bastards really piss me off. I bet they're not even living human beings.
- 9thisisme, on 03/27/2008, -3/+19I dugg this comment simply because of the effort put into it.
- nekochan, on 03/27/2008, -1/+16did they ever have any ground in the public eye?
- slvrbullet87, on 03/27/2008, -0/+14How much do the RIAA lawyers get paid per case?
- andycr512, on 03/28/2008, -1/+14You're right. They copied bits - I can't think of anything more evil. Let them rot in jail!
- FuzzMop, on 03/28/2008, -1/+13Seeing as the RIAA likes to sue for an even higher amount for each SONG, I doubt that this is an issue. $7000 per normally $.99 song is a little excessive, don't you think? That's like 7000 times the original price.... and that's just one song! The RIAA needs to cough up the money.
- kashk5, on 03/27/2008, -1/+13What law firms have you been going to that charge $30k for a traffic ticket? Because I'll be sure to send them my resume once I'm out of law school
- falafelkiosken, on 03/27/2008, -0/+12excessive? I didn't know the people at RIAA knew that word
- inactive, on 03/27/2008, -0/+12they overvalue their songs and undervalue the attorney's worth - it must be nice to make all the decisions in your favor but life is not like that for anyone
- staxofmax, on 03/27/2008, -16/+28I'll wager that the RIAA will be dead within two years. I haven't purchased a new CD in about 3 years (thanks to g2p.org), and I don't know many other people that have either.
What do you think? Digg me up if you think they'll be gone by the end of the decade, digg me down if you don't. - cidman2001, on 03/27/2008, -1/+12Heheheheheeee...I love the idea of charging the RIAA $750 for every 4 minutes spent fighting them. At 540 hours, that come to $24,300,000. Could I have that in small bills please....
- megaton, on 03/27/2008, -1/+11Who the ***** is Victor?
- mewoot10, on 03/27/2008, -1/+10Dugg for Awesomeness
- MarkDykeman, on 03/27/2008, -1/+10Pay they must. Do, there is no shirking.
- TheZorch, on 03/28/2008, -0/+9Failure to obey a court order like this could lead the RIAA to receive a "contempt of court" charge. That could involve both hefty fines and JAIL TIME. I have no sympathy for these asshats.
- fubar109, on 03/28/2008, -3/+11No, it's quite easy.
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....................... - Willravel, on 03/27/2008, -0/+8They're lucky that she's only asking for $300k. I'd be asking for 10 times that, in an attempt to ensure that they pay for their crimes.
- Calcularius, on 03/27/2008, -6/+13All together on 3...
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DOUCHBAGS!!!!! - PacketScan, on 03/27/2008, -0/+6They Pay no one but them-selves.
Not even the artists!! for which they represent..
Only time will bring a investigation into this racket. - andycr512, on 03/28/2008, -0/+6He never said he committed copyright infringement - just that he hasn't purchased a CD in years. I haven't purchased a CD in years yet I can't remember the last time I downloaded a song.
- kxmjb, on 03/28/2008, -3/+9Holy *****, I hate you so very much.
- piXelatedEmpire, on 03/27/2008, -0/+6Is anyone actually surprised by this?
- Xenufield, on 03/28/2008, -0/+6Wow, I see someone had their cheerio's pissed in today.
And apparently saw their dog hit by a car and girlfriend cheat on them with their best friend. - lysdexic, on 03/28/2008, -0/+5Couldn't agree more! With rare exception, I've been buying strictly from indies and directly from artist's for a few years now. I don't miss the big four at all. In fact, I find so much good music from indies that I don't even bother acquiring the big labels' music through other means...
- DeathJux, on 03/28/2008, -0/+5Corporate conglomerates that ride on solid gold ships made of, and fueled by, money don't disappear overnight. It will not be a sudden death, but a long drawn-out process, which will take years...
- inactive, on 03/27/2008, -3/+8Not since Valenti lied about VCRs back in the day.
- mGARANDEUR1, on 03/28/2008, -0/+5Yeah especially since they can just have the colleges send out emails and have the students shell out money without even bringing them to court.
- SHv2, on 03/27/2008, -1/+6"the fees sought are excessive 'in numerous respects.'"
where have i heard this line before... ***** the RIAA - slippiefist, on 03/28/2008, -0/+5Incidentally, I fought a ticket in September. A lawyer would've cost me $3500. The ticket was $170. So I represented myself, and I won. The light was yellow, my passenger testified to that, I don't run red lights. Oh, and, ***** THE RIAA
- inactive, on 03/27/2008, -1/+5People do desperate things, when they realize that their cash cows can make more money without them.
- TheZorch, on 03/28/2008, -0/+4Digg admins please for the love of all that is good in this world BAN this *****!!!!
- andycr512, on 03/28/2008, -0/+4That was the MPAA, though they are more or less two peas in a pod.
- tony23, on 03/28/2008, -2/+6"They're losing ground in the public eye"
No, they're not. Go ask 20 random people on the street, I'll bet most of them have never even heard of the RIAA, let alone care about them. - av4rice, on 03/28/2008, -0/+4RIAA Motto: Anyone who actually does any work shouldn't deserve more than 10%
Applies to lawyers and artists. - AronT, on 03/28/2008, -0/+3***** seriously.
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