RIAA Stopped By Judge Refusing Ex Parte Discovery Order
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That case where University of Maine students are going up against the RIAA is getting interesting. The RIAA submitted another of the ex parte (”ex parte” is legalese for “without notice”) discovery orders that they’re famous for. This time however the judge refused to go along with it saying:
I see no reason for the court to take immediate action in this case as there is no evidence that records are about to be destroyed.
The RIAA’s decision to try this stunt again in this case isn’t one that inspires people to run out to their futures broker and invest in RIAA interests. Especially when you realize that this is the same judge that suggested imposing rule 11 sanctions against the RIAA lawyers, accusing them of “gamesmanship”.
Honestly, I can’t help thinking that this whole thing ought to be several episodes of Boston Legal with Alan Shore taking up the battle against the RIAA. I’d love to see him tear them a new one.
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Give it a year, and shows like Boston Legal and Law & Order will be making episodes based on this issue. Hopefully in the case of the show and real life, the RIAA gets trounced.
I don’t doubt it for a second and really, I’d love to see James Spader’s “Alan Shore” character tear ‘em a new one in one of his classic closings