Judge Orders Record Company Execs To Duluth 231
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Lest there be any doubt that District Judge Michael J. Davis, presiding over the Duluth, Minnesota, case, Capitol Records v. Thomas, really does 'get it' about the toxic effect the RIAA, its lead henchman Matthew Oppenheim, and their lawyers have had on the judicial process, all such doubt should be removed by the order he just entered (PDF). It removes control of the decision-making process from the RIAA, Oppenheim, and the lawyers. In the order Judge Davis spells out, in the clearest possible terms so that there can be no misunderstanding, that at the extraordinary 2-day settlement conference he has scheduled for later this month, each record company plaintiff is ordered to produce an 'officer' of the corporation, or a 'managing agent' of the corporation, who has corporate, decision-making, 'power.' The judge makes it clear that no one who has 'settlement authority' with any limits or range attached to it will be acceptable. This means that 'RIAA hitman' Matthew Oppenheim will not be able to control the settlement process as he has been permitted by the Courts to do in the past."
My heart leaped (Score:5, Funny)
My heart leaped when I first read that as "Judge Orders Record Company Execs To Death". I'm so disappointed.
Re:My heart leaped (Score:5, Funny)
Obviously you've never been to Duluth in Winter.
Re:My heart leaped (Score:5, Funny)
Trust me, Duluth, MN is worse.
At last, a job for Alberto Gonzales! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:My heart leaped (Score:5, Funny)
Well, 'death', Deluth, Siberian gulag, it's all the same. Don't suffer from Premature Disappointment(tm). Be Happy!
IAAL (I am a Lawyer) (Score:4, Funny)
No matter if this is good or bad news against the RAFIAA, but when I read ...
"Lest there be any doubt ... the toxic effect [...] have had on the judicial process ... the decision-making process ... in the clearest possible terms ... can be no misunderstanding ... the extraordinary 2-day settlement ... who has corporate, decision-making, power ... with any limits or range attached to it", etc.
Oh bloody hell, don't know who did it, but this /. summary must have been written by a lawyer, or at least someone who desperately wants to become one! Not a good sign....
Re:If only... (Score:5, Funny)
we took a wrong turn on the way to the court house, and ended up in a country that doesn't have an extradition agreement with America. Yours Sincerely, RIAA lawyers.
Re:IAAL (I am a Lawyer) (Score:5, Funny)
this /. summary must have been written by a lawyer, or at least someone who desperately wants to become one!
Well you're part right.
It was written by a lawyer.
But he does not desperately want to be a lawyer; in fact he would prefer to be just about anything else.
Well, there's still time (Score:5, Funny)
> The judge makes it clear that no one who has 'settlement authority' with any limits or range attached to it will be acceptable
There's still a possibility that the settlement will include beheadings, since the agent will have the authority to grant it.
Re:IAAL (I am a Lawyer) (Score:5, Funny)
And in case you hadn't noticed, Slashdot is now available online!
Re:Right, but.. SFW? (Score:2, Funny)
Toss a couple of bucks to the defendant instead of winning is not exactly an eternity having your liver eaten while chained to a rock*...
*Also known as "justice", around these parts.
You're from Greece?
Some would consider Prometheus' punishment for giving fire to humans an injustice.
Re:IAAL (I am a Lawyer) (Score:1, Funny)
Part 1 [slashdot.org] - Cheerleaders in mini-skirts rushing out excitedly to hug NYCL and toss him in the air.
Part 2 [slashdot.org] - Cowboy Neal runs out and lifts NYCL in the air.
Part 3: During the Superbowl Half-Time ...
(Crowd cheering) Ray Beckerman! New York Country Lawyer!
(NYCL was standing in the middle of the football field. He stared at the field entrance warily, expecting CowboyNeal to appear again. Nobody came out.)
(Suddenly, NYCL was hugged from behind and hosted into the air! The spectators had ran onto the field and came to hug him!)
Re:My heart leaped (Score:3, Funny)
No kidding, have you ever been to Duluth...?
Duluth? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:My heart leaped (Score:4, Funny)
Re:IAAL (I am a Lawyer) (Score:5, Funny)
And in case you hadn't noticed, Slashdot is now available online!
Really? Wow. I'll have to stop getting the paper version delivered.
Re:Unfortunately I doubt it (Score:5, Funny)
It'd be pretty funny though if they went to bankruptcy court and got some people who didn't really like the 'IAAs.
"Sony/BMG for one dollar! Going once, going twice, SOLD to man with the fluffy beard and pair of katanas.
Re:Unfortunately I doubt it (Score:5, Funny)
It will now be called GNU/Sony/BMG.
Re:Now I'm not so sure if it's standard or not (Score:1, Funny)
3/3/10
Did I miss a year?