Lindor Attacks Record Company Copyright-Pooling 136
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Back in March, 2006, Marie Lindor called the record companies suing her a collusive cartel, and their joint agreement to pool their copyrights "copyright misuse" (pdf). A year and a half later, the RIAA apparently got nervous about that allegation and made a motion to strike the allegations. Ms. Lindor has struck back, pointing out to the Judge not only that the RIAA's arguments had no legal basis, but also that its brief was completely silent as to any justification for the record companies' copyright-pooling agreement. Such a justification would be necessary for it to pass muster under 'rule of reason' analysis mandated by the US Supreme Court. Ms. Lindor, a home health worker who has never even used a computer, let alone infringed anyone's copyrights with a p2p file sharing program, is the same defendant who exposed, with a little help from her friends, some of the weaknesses in the RIAA's expert testimony. She also obtained a ruling that the RIAA's $750-per-song file damages theory might be a wee bit unconstitutional."
Re:750 dollars a song (Score:3, Funny)
I'd pay that to hear a funural march at the RIAA's funeral
-mcgrew [kuro5hin.org]
Ha-ha, RIAA (Score:5, Funny)
The playground bully getting their ass kicked by a girl. lol.
Re:750 dollars a song (Score:2, Funny)
Re:750 dollars a song (Score:2, Funny)
Man, is there any limit to the harm copyrights bring to society?
Meanwhile, back in reality, the most of us would like to see a law passed making it illegal for restaurant employees to burst into any song at all while we are trying to enjoy a meal.
Re:Let's buy this woman a drink (Score:3, Funny)
No can do. We'd be an illegal cartel of lawsuit targets.
expert advice (Score:1, Funny)
Considering how all the links from this particular quote are to
Re:never used a computer?? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:750 dollars a song (Score:5, Funny)
I really hate this song!
But if I do not sing it,
I won't work here for long... Hey!"
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Re:expert advice (Score:5, Funny)
It was not legal, but technical, input we were looking for.
As for Slashdotters being lawyers, as I said when I was interviewed in September, 2006, on Slashdot, I learned a valuable lesson then. One needs to look beyond the statutes and the cases for the law; one also needs to look at Slashdot. If something is modded +5 on Slashdot, it must be the law as well, even if neither Congress nor the Courts have recognized it yet.
:)
Re:expert advice (Score:3, Funny)