Judge Sides With RIAA in ‘Sham’ Litigation Class Action
A judge has dealt a major blow to a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging the Recording Industry Association of America’s nearly 6-year-old courthouse campaign against file sharers amounted to nothing more than “sham” litigation. The judge ruled that the RIAA has the right to bring civil lawsuits and is protected under a legal doctrine allowing special interests to form trade groups to protect their interests. The RIAA, the judge added, had an “objective basis” to bring lawsuits against individuals (.pdf) connected to IP addresses upon which file sharing is occurring.
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Judge Sides With RIAA in ‘Sham’ Litigation Class Action
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