RIAA lawyers bully witness into perjury |
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| *mipadi* |
 Dec 31 2005, 01:07 PM
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The RIAA's case against music sharers is getting more and more intriguing:
QUOTE RIAA lawyers bully witnesses into perjury In Motown v. Nelson, pending in federal court in Port Huron, Michigan (Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division), the defendants -- Mr. and Mrs. Nelson -- have made a motion for attorneys fees against the RIAA attorneys, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1927 for unreasonable and vexatious litigation and improperly interfering and/or obtaining false testimony from a prospective witness. Got all that? Good. For the rest of us, here's what it means. The RIAA sued the Nelsons, who in turn are basically asking for the case to be dismissed and their legal fees reimbursed, because the RIAA lawyers got the testimonies they wanted from some witnesses through coercion and/or extortion. ... More is available here. |
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| *kryogenix* |
Dec 31 2005, 01:08 PM
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Yeah, that's pretty ridiculous. They had no case unless they forced the kid to lie. Awesome way to boost PR.
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Jan 2 2006, 12:34 AM
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 dripping destruction  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,282 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,929 |
is there some MLC or someting?
music listeners coalition? there needs to be a consumer group to counteract RIAA. |
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Jan 7 2006, 02:20 PM
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 oink Group: Member Posts: 1,099 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 41,836 |
i dont get what the article is saying...
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| *kryogenix* |
Jan 7 2006, 03:23 PM
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QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jan 2 2006, 12:34 AM) is there some MLC or someting? music listeners coalition? there needs to be a consumer group to counteract RIAA.  Well, there's the EFF. |
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Jan 7 2006, 11:59 PM
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dripping destruction Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,282 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 21,929 |
eff?
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| *kryogenix* |
Jan 8 2006, 03:40 PM
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Jan 8 2006, 04:32 PM
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 Seoul Rocks! Group: Member Posts: 936 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 155,811 |
I read a article somewhere, on how the RIAA dropped a few thousand lawsuits because they did not have enough evidence again the accused or something. I will have to find that, it was interesting.
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| *mipadi* |
Jan 8 2006, 04:54 PM
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QUOTE(sw33t_rouge @ Jan 7 2006, 2:20 PM) i dont get what the article is saying... The RIAA was trying to sue someone for file-swapping, but they had no case, so they forced a person to lie under oath in order to give them "evidence" for the trial. |
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