RIAA Directed To Pay $68K In Attorneys Fees 192
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In Capitol v. Foster, in Oklahoma, the RIAA has been directed to pay the defendant $68,685.23 in attorneys fees. This is the first instance of which I am aware of the RIAA being ordered to pay the defendant attorneys fees. The judge in this case has criticized the RIAA's lawyers' motives as 'questionable,' and their legal theories as 'marginal' (PDF). Although the judge had previously ordered the RIAA to turn over its own attorneys billing records, today's decision (PDF) made no mention of the amount that the RIAA had spent on its own lawyers."
So (Score:5, Funny)
$68K should be enough for anyone! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:So (Score:5, Funny)
Re:$68K should be enough for anyone! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:So is it the RIAA or is it Capitol Records? (Score:4, Funny)
Hearing less Maroon 5 or Rihanna would just be a bonus
Re:a sad day (Score:3, Funny)
Unfortunately, they've only been made to pay the defendant's legal fees so far. Maybe one day the **aa "theives" (sic) will get jail time as well.
Re:$68K should be enough for anyone! (Score:5, Funny)
Iwannahavetux'schildren
Re:Exactly (Score:5, Funny)
This will just make them stronger... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:a sad day (Score:4, Funny)
I didn't know Britney came on
In Soviet Russia... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:And the winner in all of this is . . . (Score:5, Funny)
Or original cds... aparently
$68,000 is nothing (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Noticed (Score:3, Funny)
Yes, I would watch Judge Judy to see that sort of commercial!
It'd be even more awesome to see an RIAA case in Judge Judy's court.
"Let me get this straight. You have no proof the defendant actually violated your copyrights, you don't even own the copyrights, and you want astronomical damages for this? What kind of moron do you think I am?"
Judge Judy does not go for nonsense. Sounds like the judge in TFA is of a similar temperament.
Starting to smell... (Score:3, Funny)