Judge Thinks RIAA Should Be Fined
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That's right... and it's bloody well about time too. This comes from a slashdot story a couple of days ago. A judge in Maine has expressed the opinion that:
Arista v. Does 1-27 that the record companies and/or
their lawyers should be fined under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules, for
misrepresenting the facts.
Basically they go after a boatload of defendants and get all those cases joined together, then once they've got real names for everybody they drop the xyz vs Does case and file individual cases against each person. It's all got to do with the fact that they've got no evidence to show that there's any reason to join the cases in the first place, especially since they don't stay joined. In a nutshell, the RIAA is playing fast and loose with the rules.. following them only so long as it's convenient for them to do so and yeah, I think it's past time that THEY get to be the ones to feel the pain in their checking account instead of the little old ladies and children that they like to sue.
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