RIAA Accused of Extortion & Conspiracy 373
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The defendant in a Tampa, Florida, case, UMG v. Del Cid, has filed counterclaims accusing the RIAA record labels of conspiracy and extortion. The counterclaims (pdf) are for Trespass, Computer Fraud and Abuse (18 USC 1030), Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices (Fla. Stat. 501.201), Civil Extortion (CA Penal Code 519 & 523), and Civil Conspiracy involving (a) use of private investigators without license in violation of Fla. Stat. Chapter 493; (b) unauthorized access to a protected computer system, in interstate commerce, for the purpose of obtaining information in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1030 (a)(2)(C); (c) extortion in violation of Ca. Penal Code 519 and 523; and (d) knowingly collecting an unlawful consumer debt, and using abus[ive] means to do so, in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 1692a et seq. and Fla. Stat. 559.72 et seq."
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Re:How the mighty have fallen... (Score:4, Funny)
Inconceivable.
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"This Space Intentionally Left Blank"
I'd like to see you argue that point.
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I don't think that I'm alone (Score:3, Funny)
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In Alabama, ANAL is strictly prohibited by Penal Code 5432.427c(a).
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One day, while merrily hunting for ants to sue... (Score:3, Funny)
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(my gift to you)
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I think superseeding is what got that guy in trouble in the first place.
Hopefully, it will earn him a jury of his peers.
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You've got to admit it sounds great to the ears
Um that's why people share files. Most of the RIAA music doesn't sound good for the ears, and we're sick of paying for a whole CD to get the one good track on it that they never release as a single!
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Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk, but lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it, that does not make sense!
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To the War on Drugs.
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A spoon manufacturer?
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It's quite possible from a legal perspective. This would create a precedent that is only going to encourage the RIAA to sue more and more.
From a moral perspective this is much like seeing a disturbed, criminally insane child accidentally discharge a gun and kill someone, and reward him by giving him an AK-47 in a crowded shopping mall.
Re:dont cheer yet (Score:2, Funny)
*applause*
thx gir.
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It's not blank. (Score:1, Funny)
It really should say something like "This Space Intentionally Left Almost Blank".
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Whereas the Ewoks were developing their own music infrastructure within a program called iWok (which has an internal distribution service for various music genres such as Wok & Woll).
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I don't think I've ever seen someone type with a lisp before.