 | | Looks like the RIAA has to sign a check Sometimes the justice does work for the little guy.
The RIAA are going to have to realize that they can be held accountable for their stupidity and they are subject to the laws already on the books. | |
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 |  SSX4lifeHello WorldPremium
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kudos:2 | Re: Looks like the RIAA has to sign a check I love stories like this.
Kudos to her! | |
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| | | | Re: Looks like the RIAA has to sign a check I had nothing better to do for 20 minutes.... | |
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| | | | | Re: Looks like the RIAA has to sign a check Thats funny.
This just means the MPAA and RIAA will have to change more laws so this doesn't happen again.
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Dickson, TN | It should have MPAA on the other wing | |
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join:2004-10-12
Parker, CO
kudos:2 | said by JohnQPublic:I had nothing better to do for 20 minutes.... 20 minutes well spent! | |
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Lagrange, GA | lol....... It's about time someone won against the Devil. | |
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join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | Re: lol....... I thought Bush conservatives liberals FCC Comcast AT&T P2P traffic shaping protocol filtering capping corporation favoring ToS and AUP were the devil. | |
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join:2000-10-04
Acworth, GA | Re: lol....... There are many devils out there who work to screw the little guy and enrich the corporation. | |
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Glen Allen, VA | Nothing like good news... Nothing like good news to cap off a working week. | |
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 ShamayimI already have a Messiah.Premium
join:2002-09-23 | You go girl ! May your success be multiplied across the land  | |
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 schmol
join:2001-12-26
Windsor, PA | nice thats great, but I'm sure the lawyers took $75k of that money.. | |
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|  Romney2012Defeat Obama 2012-Chg we can believe inPremium
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kudos:4
2 edits | Re: nice said by schmol:thats great, but I'm sure the lawyers took $75k of that money.. The lawyers got ALL of the money. She didn't win a lawsuit. The judge awarded her lawyers their costs in defending her against the RIAA lawsuit.
An Oregon federal magistrate has awarded nearly $108,000 to a Beaverton single mother who said the recording industry falsely accused her of illegally downloading music.
The money represents Tanya Andersen's attorney fees and costs in successfully fighting a lawsuit filed by the recording industry against her.
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| | | | Re: nice Ah, she was the plantiff dude.. | |
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| | | | said by Romney2012:The lawyers got ALL of the money. She didn't win a lawsuit. The judge awarded her lawyers their costs in defending her against the RIAA lawsuit. As well they should have. Do you work for free? | |
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kudos:4 | Re: nice said by SilverSurfer1:said by Romney2012:The lawyers got ALL of the money. She didn't win a lawsuit. The judge awarded her lawyers their costs in defending her against the RIAA lawsuit. As well they should have. Do you work for free? I was just correcting the implication in the BBR summary that SHE got the money in a lawsuit she won. Which clearly wasn't the case.
And I am retired and don't work at all - except on my golf game. 
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 birdfeedrPremium,MVM
join:2001-08-11
Warwick, RI
kudos:5 | And, the beat goes on... Nothing like making the RIAA sit back a moment and re-evaluate. But, not to worry, they're lawyers, they will persevere through thick and thin like the pit bulls they are.
I wonder if they have any real data to support their bottom line argument. And are they blindly ignoring the reality of it?
From the article:
Lawyers working with RIAA victim Tanya Andersen have just filed their third amended complaint in what’s becoming the seminal Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG case as they and their RIAA continue their mission to hunt down and sue their own customers into becoming compliant consumers. emphasis mine.
At least as far as this "customer" is concerned, they've stopped having a viable product years ago. I hope they don't attribute lost sales from me to piracy.
RIAA, listen up! Your customers want good product, unencumbered, flexibility with new technology, and reasonable price. I am not a compliant consumer, I am no longer your customer. Your dreams of play once, pay again are doomed to failure. | |
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|  PoloDudePremium,VIP
join:2006-03-29
Northport, NY
kudos:2 | Re: And, the beat goes on... $108,000??! THese Mother F'ers tried to contact her 10 year old daughter at school pretending to be her Grandmother- page 16 5.43
They got a slap on the wrist. | |
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| | | | Re: And, the beat goes on... said by PoloDude:$108,000??! THese Mother F'ers tried to contact her 10 year old daughter at school pretending to be her Grandmother- page 16 5.43 They got a slap on the wrist. I agree people have been sued for more when i burgler breaks into there house and gets hurt. Unlike most people im not supportive of huge law suites but in this case sueing the riaa for 108,000$ is like sueing me for 20$ They arent even going to feel that loss | |
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| | Not enough. If the recording industry is able and willing to recover 1000x the cost of the product supposedly infringed ($10,000 fine/violation with a $1 song), they should be held accountable for 1000x the amount they falsely sue someone for. In this case, the amount the RIAA was supposedly after was around $4,000, so I think $4,000,000 would be a pretty good starting place. $108,000 is peanuts. | |
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| vicorjhPremium
join:2007-06-24
Arlington, MA | Re: Not enough. I don't think they are done with the RIAA, yet. My understanding is the the RIAA has been witholding documents requested during discovery for one of their complaints. As a result, some of the complaints filed have been put onto the back burner and this ruling may just be the beginning.
Here's to hoping that they continue with their cause. | |
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ominae
join:2003-05-11
Columbus, OH | Who says... there's nothing positive in the news nowadays?
It's about time the mainstream media stops buying the **AA's story and finally gives the other side of the argument the exposure it needs. | |
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| | Hope the **IAs rot in hell These scumbags are being let off too easy. Will she get PUNITIVE damages running into a couple of mill at least? | |
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | People Should NOT Have To Do This Cases like these only confirm that we must have a loser-pays system for lawsuits with no merit. In addition to Ms. Andersen's legal fees and time being reimbursed by the RIAA, the RIAA should be made to pay all the court costs (outside of legal fees). Taxpayers should not be on the hook because someone decides to file a lawsuit with no merit.
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| | Good Luck She'll probably never see a penny of that.
"We will likely file an objection in short order," said Cara Duckworth director of communications for the Recording Industry Association of America."
Imagine that.
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| Re: Good Luck said by CrazyFingers:She'll probably never see a penny of that. Agreed. They'll file appeal after appeal until she is just worn down. | |
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| |  hopeflickerCapitalism breeds greedPremium
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kudos:1 | Re: Good Luck our court system needs reform.
$$$ (usually) = win. 
ahhh! captiolism; dont you just love it?
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| | | | | Re: Good Luck said by hopeflicker:our court system needs reform. $$$ (usually) = win. ahhh! captiolism; dont you just love it? What on earth does capitalism (which I can only assume you meant) have to do with the courts?
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| | | | hopeflickerCapitalism breeds greedPremium
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kudos:1 | Re: Good Luck I wasnt talking about the courts. In this case (or rather most of these cases) corporate capitalism plays a key role in suppressing the little man.
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join:2001-08-11
Warwick, RI
kudos:5 | said by footballdude:What on earth does capitalism (which I can only assume you meant) have to do with the courts? Oh. I thought he meant Capitol [Records] ism.
That's where the $$$ are. | |
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join:2007-06-24
Arlington, MA | I'm certain that continuous "appeals" is part of the RIAA's "business" plan. | |
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join:2003-11-09
San Jose, CA | She should receive more.... Good for Tanya. I'm glad she prevailed in the court proceedings. After reading the complaint, though, I think she should have received a much larger award, especially considering that the complaint alleges a conspiracy between RIAA and MediaSentry, that essentially violates RICO statutes. That's pretty serious stuff. | |
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kudos:4 | Re: She should receive more.... said by ac6bw:Good for Tanya. I'm glad she prevailed in the court proceedings. After reading the complaint, though, I think she should have received a much larger award, especially considering that the complaint alleges a conspiracy between RIAA and MediaSentry, that essentially violates RICO statutes. That's pretty serious stuff. The lawsuit where she is suing the RIAA is still ongoing and hasn't even been heard yet. It is still in the discovery phase. The $108,000 went to her lawyers for when they defended her from the RIAA in the RIAA lawsuit against her in a entirely different earlier case.
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San Jose, CA | Re: She should receive more.... said by Romney2012:said by ac6bw:Good for Tanya. I'm glad she prevailed in the court proceedings. After reading the complaint, though, I think she should have received a much larger award, especially considering that the complaint alleges a conspiracy between RIAA and MediaSentry, that essentially violates RICO statutes. That's pretty serious stuff. The lawsuit where she is suing the RIAA is still ongoing and hasn't even been heard yet. It is still in the discovery phase. The $108,000 went to her lawyers for when they defended her from the RIAA in the RIAA lawsuit against her in a entirely different earlier case. OK, understood. Well, I hope she prevails as the plaintiff in the new suit. | |
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| Re: thank god someone won said by evil RIAA :
$108,000 is nothing to the organized crime of the RIAA.
I wonder what it would take to file a RICO complaint against the RIAA/MPAA?
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 nipseyrusselNipsey Russell, yo
join:2002-02-22
Philadelphia, PA | wrong headline needs to be changed, it isnt correct:
"Single Mom Takes On RIAA, Lawyer Gets $108,000" | |
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| | | Re: wrong said by nipseyrussel:headline needs to be changed, it isnt correct: "Single Mom Takes On RIAA, Lawyer Gets $108,000" Do you work for free? | |
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| | nipseyrusselNipsey Russell, yo
join:2002-02-22
Philadelphia, PA | Re: wrong um, no, but i fail to see how that is relevant???
the point is that "she" wasnt awarded money so much as she was reimbursed for legal fees. Most people would see a distinction.
"The money represents Tanya Andersen's attorney fees and costs in successfully fighting a lawsuit filed by the recording industry against her. The attorney fee award is separate from a national class action lawsuit Andersen filed against the recording industry last year." | |
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 MemphisPCGuySenior Systems EngineerPremium
join:2004-05-09
Memphis, TN | On the upside... ...I bet $108,000 she or her daughter NEVER download anything off the internets.
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| | | Re: On the upside... na they are hoping they spend all the money on cd's now so the y can recover there money.  | |
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| | hhhh i think its unfair what the RIAA did but people who are found guilty of sharing illegal files shouldn't be "awarded" instead
fined. | |
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| | | Re: hhhh wow excellent logic there. | |
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| |  tp0dyabbazooiePremium
join:2001-02-13
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kudos:2 | Re: hhhh heh poops..
ja, you need another cup of coffee lol | |
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| | | Good thing you read the article. | |
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| | Sleazy tactics employed by RIAA and cohorts I was shocked by the sleazy tactics and intimidation employed by the RIAA and cohorts that were alleged in her complaint! I can only imagine what else they might resort to just to prevail even when the evidence of any wrongdoing is clearly lacking. | |
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