RIAA Gives Up In Atlantic Recording v. Brennan 230
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In Atlantic Recording v. Brennan, the landmark Connecticut case in which the first decision rejecting the RIAA's 'making available' theory was handed down, the RIAA has finally thrown in the towel and dismissed its own case. Mr. Brennan never appeared in the case at all. In February, 2008, the RIAA's motion for a default judgment was rejected for a number of reasons, including the Court's ruling (PDF) that there is no claim for 'making available for distribution' under the US Copyright Act. The RIAA moved for reconsideration; that motion was denied. Then, in December, the RIAA's second motion for default judgment was rejected. Finally the RIAA filed a 'notice of dismissal' ending the case."
Re:Make this avalible (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Hmm. (Score:2, Funny)
It really sounded less convoluted when I started this post.
Lawyers! (Score:1, Funny)
They MAY be the scum of the earth ...
Except Ray Beckerman [slashdot.org].
And Pamela Jones [groklaw.net], who is not a lawyer but a paralegal.
Hey, Ray and Pamela! Both of you are quite compatible, and have similar ideals. Are both of you single? If so, can we matchmake you?
Re:How can I fileshare and not get sued? (Score:5, Funny)
You sound like an RIAA investigator.
Are the RIAA investigators really so incompetent that they'd need to troll Slashdot looking for advic.... scratch that, they are that incompetent.
Re:Not the end by a longshot (Score:3, Funny)