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- Kardde, on 10/12/2007, -1/+133Debbie Foster and her lawyer deserve some sort of medal for sticking it to the RIAA.
- grymwulf, on 10/12/2007, -1/+103The check is in the mail....
**wait 2 weeks, no check**
Oh you didn't get it? Let me send you a new one....
**wait 2 weeks, no check**
Oh we owed you money? - SniperGX1, on 10/12/2007, -2/+52How would you know? No one sued by the RIAA had a fair trial. Only two even had a trial, everyone else had money extorted out of them through force or intimidation (weird that's the definition of terrorism) You are shallow and pedantic
- punkrockxtian, on 10/12/2007, -1/+39Stop marking EVERY single article as lame. Enough people like you and digg becomes an ugly place.
- zeldafan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+34I have to agree rape is horrible, but from what I've heard the RIAA is raping people in court.
- pixelmixer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+25"Is this the beginning of the end?"
Its one of many.. this by itself couldnt do it, but its a big step towards a more formal begining. - thomashallock, on 10/12/2007, -3/+26So true... so true...
- MechaFenris, on 10/12/2007, -1/+23Why do you think the DMCA has never been tested in court? Because they know they'd lose on appeal. The first time someone tried to get a precedent, it was dropped. The RIAA uses their strong-arm tactics to target people without the cash to handle the legal system. They hope and PRAY you don't fight. If you do, THEY LOSE. They have been skirting and flirting with criminal activity themselves with each lawsuit and extortion letter. Once a few precedents pile up, they will be forced to regroup and make sure the people they sue are even poorer... so they can get them to , out of ignorance, admit "guilt" and be branded...
This is nothing more than a legalized mafia. The RIAA is a cartel. If you don't cross them and be a good music mule, they won't come break your knees. Ask for more dignity or rights, they'll leave a horse head in your bed and shoot you at your wedding. - Celeron, on 10/12/2007, -1/+22She won't see her money for at least 10 years. Corporate bureaucracy is the worst.
- helikopter, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21the worst part about it all is all money paid to the RIAA is directly channeled back into their legal fund. no money is given to the artist as compensation for *their* damages (a slightly smaller value than what is given to each artist for a song download on itunes, coincidentally). then again, since when has the RIAA been fair to the artists?
- SoxFanNH, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20Well at least he "dug" a hole for himself. Maybe he should actually read the article before he writes crap like that...
- MechaFenris, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15Even if it causes them to dig deeper to pay off the system, the RIAA lost and is not happy about it. Makes my day, really. One or two of these won't kill them, but it'll sting a bunch. If they get too many of these... perhaps they could become as effective as the UN in affairs. :P
My advice to the *AA's:
Get used to it. Sooner or later you're going to poke the bear too much. The "ooh shiny!" distraction tactics used to keep the sheeple in line are finally breaking down, since it's becoming more and more mainstream what the RIAA is actually doing. And their drek is falling on deaf ears.... independents and classics are replacing the 40 metric tons of also-rans that the RIAA has been shoveling since day 1.
People may not be organized as a group to rise up and slay the evil giant, but rootkits, DRM fiascoes, lawsuits, and every 15 seconds telling the customer he's a thief for burning a copy of his music for the car or a mix CD is coming back to haunt them. Individuals and groups, independently of one another, are simply not spending anymore... and more are doing so. Let's hope the trend continues. It's probably somewhat related to high gas prices and other pressures, but still... it is funny to watch. The "vital" industry that makes a luxury item is realizing that they are not essential to day-to-day living for the average American.
But, we're just one "shiny thing" away from it all becoming moot again. Leaving us geeks to hold the pitchforks and torches by ourselves. Let's hope it's not for a while... ;) - Phyltre, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15More than your wallet comes under fire in a courtroom.
- disparue, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13@ Jerry B. Esq.
Ms.Foster is the "prevailing party" (legal talk for.. "she beat you at your own game") which means the RIAA is liable for fees and costs incurred by Ms. Foster in her pursuit to clear her name. The Court indicated that it would decide the attorneys fees award question upon receipt of a motion for attorneys fees. You can find the gory details of the ruling here.
http://www.ilrweb.com/viewILRPDF.asp?filename=capitol_foster_dismissal - Darth_tater, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13good for her!
those bastards need to know that they cant get away with this extortion.
i hope she wins. the RIAA deserves a slap on the wrists. - kaemaril, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14Aiwanei said:
"That is pretty tasteless. Rape is a crime of violence and something horrible that changes people forever. While what the RIAA is doing is pretty bad, to equate it with rape is just rude."
I'd say you were considering too narrow a definition of the word.
From www.dictionary.com:
> rape
1. The crime of forcing another person to submit to sex acts, especially sexual intercourse.
2. The act of seizing and carrying off by force; abduction.
3. Abusive or improper treatment; violation: a rape of justice.
I'd say definition number 3 is apt. - spiralspirit, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Yes, yes you can,
- geekee, on 10/12/2007, -5/+16I think she's already hooked up with free downloads.
- oOLiquidNightOo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12maybe they could just hook her up with some free downloads or something.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+15Some of you guys are very irreasonable..
We've seen instances of stories like this catch fire, just look at the camera shop incident from earlier this year. We can't dismiss this story and just say, oh, she'll never get any money out of the RIAA. Because its the RIAA, duh.
Nah, think positive. Hope for the best, hope she gets her money, and the story catches on media fire and many more RIAA cases become exposed. - SoxFanNH, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11Not an immediate end but hopefully it will open people's eyes once again and create more public distrust/hatred of the RIAA and their tactics
- Aiwanei, on 10/12/2007, -7/+17"I have to agree rape is horrible, but from what I've heard the RIAA is raping people in court."
Yeah I basically figured that is what he was referring too, but I raping our wallets is very different then raping a person. - bitcloud, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Physical Rape & Legal rape are both things we as a society don't tolerate.
Let's not bicker over which is worse, lets just put a stop to both :) - Kypt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Why is he getting modded down? What's wrong w/ hoping for the best? Sure, always brace for the worst, but if you can't hope for the best, might as well shoot urself already for there is no reason for living except to waste space no?
- scrubadub, on 10/12/2007, -12/+20something like this?
http://www.rapereliefshelter.bc.ca/volunteer/jubilee_medal.html - Giever, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11Hmm, I agree, shallow and pedantic.
- JFetch, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8If someone sues you in America, and you prove you are innocent in a court of law, you can ask the court to make them pay your legal bills.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7About time someone gave the RIAA the legal finger. Hopefully this win will encourage more people to challenge filesharing suits rather than bending over for the RIAA's extortion racket.
- wtf00, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9"Is this the beginning of the end?"
RIAA? yeah, right.. should be more like this
"who the next sucker to sue?" - jeeff, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11maybe because irreasonable isn't a word.
- stonedgeek, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7A rich organisation raping a poor persons wallet could be considered just as bad as rape.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5i hope she gets alot out of them, she should get the money she paid for the lawyer, etc, plus damages
- Slashriffs, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6@SniperGX1
digg for you just for quoting family guy - Daisuke, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3spiralspirit: well, technically they're screwing the people they're supposed to be protecting. having all the extortion money given back to suing more people isn't going to help the artist at all.
- ksadya, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Well, now she too knows how the artists feel...
- tech42er, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3"we're not gonna take it...no, we ain't gonna take it! We're not gonna take it anymore!..."
- We're Not Gonna Take It (Karaoke Version) - Twisted Sister
They have the karaoke version on iTunes. It really describes the fight against the RIAA!
I'm coming up with parody verses right now... : ) FUCC THE RIAA (from UnNews) - brstilson, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3-digg for splitting hairs about semantics then misspelling C-H-I-L-E in the next breath.
- elroy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1is "petty serious" an oxymoron?
- NerdyNinja, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@ mecha
I don't think you can legitimately say that the sheep are becoming the wolves or throwing off their shackles and slaying giants, etc... As near as I can tell, most people just conform to the stereotypes that they perceive as normal / cool. And people will always, always, do what they want. Even educated nerds such as us are susceptible to this, which is kind of a bummer, eh? People haven't changed, just the things that are becoming popular culture and the cool thing to do are changing. But you're absolutely right, these lost cases are beestings to the RIAA - but even bees can kill eventually. Or at least seriously deform. - astrotrain, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The RIAA has no money (due to crappy music), so they need to
"Rob Peter to Pay Paul". - Mesach, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Then by definition this would be the beginning of the end...
Informal, or formal, this is the beginning. - wonderboy, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5Don't feed the troll guys.
- williamdyer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That's why it is better to just hire a thug to beat the legal fees out of the RIAA mafia lawyers.
- spiralspirit, on 10/12/2007, -7/+8Techinically if she wins, and the court rules for her (with prejudice), they would be required to pay the money within a certain amount of time as detailed by the court order.
When the court says "pay this amount within this many months", you pay it, or you get penalized. - ronw, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Just wondering is there a list of riaa and mpaa boss types?
How about a search able list for ones location of these evell people?
Is there a way to tell if the mpaa ,riaa guys and there kids are using p2p or not? - someguyinajar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@jeeff
Irregardless! Your irresonability is draggulating digg downardly into a darkish pit of word naziness.
I'm not even going to bother checking the spelling on that... - OnymousHero, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Pray, what is an 'alot' and how do I come by one?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2There are actually websites that are still referencing Dude Where's My Car? And then there are digg users that are submitting stories that reference Dude Where's My Car?
Well, I guess since the average Digg user is so devoid of a sense of humor that they still think it is hilarious to be the 845th person to post a comment like "What about hte TUBES?" in any submission that has anything to do with the nternet, this is the place for things that were never funny to be overused to the point of being even less funny. - nstern2, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1I agree, it wont be "over" until everyone stops sharing copyrighted files with each other. It just seems as though the people who are law abiding citizens get screwed and the rest of us who don't care that we pirate get away with it.
- k33l0r, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Where are my legal fees?
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