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RIAA Member Objects to Suppressing Evidence in Tenenbaum Case
Legal questions have been raised over whether or not MediaSentry has violated the law while gathering evidence. While the questions are being raised in the Thomas case, Sony, a member of the RIAA, is objecting to a similar motion to suppress the evidence based on legal uncertainty in the similar Tenenbaum case. Surprisingly, they point to the Thomas case as evidence that MediaSentry did not break the law.
Continue reading »RIAA scores in Usenet case
Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony Music are well-pleased. “In Arista Records v. Usenet.com, Inc., both of the RIAA’s motions — for discovery sanctions and for summary judgment — have been granted, and the matter referred to the Magistrate Judge for determination of damages and an appropriate injunction,” says Recording Industry vs The People .
Continue reading »Pay Big Music $1,920,000, Jammie told
:- A verdict has been reached in Minneapolis in the first file sharing case to go to trial. Late this afternoon a Minnesota jury decided Jammie Thomas-Rasset must pay almost two million dollars to Capital Records, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Arista Records, Interscope Records, Warner Bros Records and UMG Recordings. The multi-billion-dollar Big 4 record labels, in other words.
Continue reading »Jammie Thomas v RIAA jury instructions
:- We now have a copy of the jury instructions in Capitol Records v Thomas-Rasset . The instructions do not define or explain what a distribution is, ie, they do not instruct the jury that plaintiffs have to prove a dissemination of copies to the public, or that there must have been a sale or other transfer of ownership, or a lease, rental, or lending. In view of how we got to this point, I’m a bit surprised at that.
Continue reading »Myths about myths about file sharing
American corporate music industry lawyer Richard Pfohl (right), presently working for the CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association of America), recently tried use the Toronto Star to claim Ottawa law professor Michael Geist, “fabricates more myths than he dispels, and misinforms Star readers about the legality of unauthorized downloading”. It’s ironic the CRIA — an organisation almost solely dedicated to creating and spreading misinformation — should be taking anyone to task on the subject of dissemblance. Well-known Canadian copyright lawyer Howard Knopf also spotted Pfohl’s diatribe, quoting him as saying in the Star, “Downloading pirated music is not legal in Canada.
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