arstechnica.com— The RIAA is accused of malicious prosecution, libel, slander, fraud, racketeering, and a host of other illegal activities as a former file-sharing defendant fights back against the music industry.
Jun 25, 2007View in Crawl 4
Whatever happened to the duty of officers of the court (members of the bar) to verify their clients' facts before agreeing to file suit? From the complaint:5.31 The defendant Record Companies later claimed that MediaSentry had caught her sharing files online at 4:20 A.M. PST, on May 20, 2004, and identified her as "gotenkito@kazaa."5.32 Ms. Andersen explained that she did not know "gotenkito" nor anyone else who used that name. Ms. Andersen also explained that she was not awake at 4:20 AM on May 20, 2004. She again explained that her computer was never used to share files online.5.33 Defendants knew that Ms. Andersen was not engaged in copyright infringement. In fact, a simple 2-minute search for "gotenkito" on the Google search engine confirms that a young man in Everett, Washington had been using the internet name gotenkito. This man's MySpace webpage, "Chad's Wacky Life Stories", describes his interest in computers, music and even admits downloading copyrighted materials.5.34 In an attempt to end defendants' persecution of her, Ms. Andersen provided gotenkito's name, location, and phone number to the defendant Record Companies. Along with everything else she had done, she hoped this would result in their admitting that she had been misidentified and falsely accused and that the claims against her would be dismissed.5.35 Instead of dismissing their false claims, the defendant Record Companies persisted in their malicious prosecution of her they publicly libeled her with demeaning and repulsive accusations. They repeatedly and publicly claimed that Ms. Andersen stole and possessed songs with titles such as "shake that ass bitch", "dope nose", "die motherf**ker die", "bullet in the head", "f**k y'all hoes", "gentlemen f**ker", and "i stab people".
They should also add to the lawsuit to block any future suits from the "lawsuit factory" that is RIAA unless they have actual proof to back up their claims.
Unfortunately the so called legal system in teh US was built by, is run by, and supports lawyers. Otherwise I would say that the law firm in charge of this case is an accessory, should be charged under RICO, and the lawyers jailed.In a just world that could happen, but never under our current system of justice.
buffaloboyJun 26, 2007
Fat Wreck Chords should not be on that list, among others.
zuggyJun 26, 2007
Contacting an 8 year old under false pretenses, I wonder if they could be prosecuted for pedophilia.
horvaticJun 26, 2007
YEA!!!! GO GET THEM! Greedy bastards!!! Someone has got to let them know that they are full of it and the people have had ENOUGH!!!
archimergedJun 26, 2007
Whatever happened to the duty of officers of the court (members of the bar) to verify their clients' facts before agreeing to file suit? From the complaint:5.31 The defendant Record Companies later claimed that MediaSentry had caught her sharing files online at 4:20 A.M. PST, on May 20, 2004, and identified her as "gotenkito@kazaa."5.32 Ms. Andersen explained that she did not know "gotenkito" nor anyone else who used that name. Ms. Andersen also explained that she was not awake at 4:20 AM on May 20, 2004. She again explained that her computer was never used to share files online.5.33 Defendants knew that Ms. Andersen was not engaged in copyright infringement. In fact, a simple 2-minute search for "gotenkito" on the Google search engine confirms that a young man in Everett, Washington had been using the internet name gotenkito. This man's MySpace webpage, "Chad's Wacky Life Stories", describes his interest in computers, music and even admits downloading copyrighted materials.5.34 In an attempt to end defendants' persecution of her, Ms. Andersen provided gotenkito's name, location, and phone number to the defendant Record Companies. Along with everything else she had done, she hoped this would result in their admitting that she had been misidentified and falsely accused and that the claims against her would be dismissed.5.35 Instead of dismissing their false claims, the defendant Record Companies persisted in their malicious prosecution of her they publicly libeled her with demeaning and repulsive accusations. They repeatedly and publicly claimed that Ms. Andersen stole and possessed songs with titles such as "shake that ass bitch", "dope nose", "die motherf**ker die", "bullet in the head", "f**k y'all hoes", "gentlemen f**ker", and "i stab people".
reinmasamuriJun 26, 2007
They should also add to the lawsuit to block any future suits from the "lawsuit factory" that is RIAA unless they have actual proof to back up their claims.
rinpocheJun 30, 2009
Unfortunately the so called legal system in teh US was built by, is run by, and supports lawyers. Otherwise I would say that the law firm in charge of this case is an accessory, should be charged under RICO, and the lawyers jailed.In a just world that could happen, but never under our current system of justice.
rinpocheJun 30, 2009
I suggest every donate whatever they can to here:<a class="user" href="https://my.fsf.org/donate/directed-donations/riaa/">https://my.fsf.org/donate/directed-donations/riaa/</a>This is the expert witness fund that is fighting the RIAA. Apparently the donation is tax deductible.