RIAA drops P2P case against dead non-computer user

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Dead, Non-Computer Owner Sued By The
RIAA For Swapping 700 Songs

Dead, Non-Computer Owner Sued By The
RIAA For Swapping 700 Songs 02/05/2005 09:49 PM
There have been plenty of stories about the entertainment industry threate ning completely innocent people, but now they're getting even worse. According to Broadband Reports among the people sued in the latest batch of lawsuits from the RIAA was an 83-year-old woman who is now deceased. Even when she was alive she never owned a computer, let alone had the username "smittenedkitten," or shared over 700 songs online. The RIAA responds, oh so politely, by saying they'll now dismiss the case. However, that's not the real issue. All of these examples show that the RIAA doesn't really know who's doing what -- and yet they're filing tons of indiscriminate lawsuits. Every time a screwup like this happens, they apologize and remove the lawsuit, but shouldn't they be punished for filing frivolous lawsuits? It's clear that they really don't have the right tools to be able to tell who actually committed a crime. A smart lawyer should use these cases to show that the industry has no real evidence that any of these lawsuits are valid.

RIAA drops amnesty program

RIAA drops amnesty program 04/20/2004 10:08 AM
The recording industry trade group ended a program designed to protect illegal file sharers who come clean because of limited participation and questions about RIAA's ability to offer protection.

RIAA drops its Clean Slate amnesty
program

RIAA drops its Clean Slate amnesty
program 04/20/2004 10:00 PM
The RIAA claims to have dropped its amnesty program, but the real question is why?

HotFix Watch: Programs that are
advertised to a user run when another
user logs on to an SMS 2.0 client
computer

HotFix Watch: Programs that are
advertised to a user run when another
user logs on to an SMS 2.0 client
computer 08/30/2004 05:24 PM

SMS Query: Match Computer with User and
the User Fullname

SMS Query: Match Computer with User and
the User Fullname 05/15/2004 08:42 AM

RIAA Sues the Dead

RIAA Sues the Dead 02/05/2005 09:41 PM

RIAA: We see dead people

RIAA: We see dead people 02/06/2005 03:06 AM
Register .. tonight

theregister.co.uk/2005/02/05/riaa_sues_the_dead
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RIAA sues the dead | The Register

RIAA sues the dead | The Register 02/07/2005 02:03 AM

Verizon Ordered To Identify Kazaa User
To RIAA

Verizon Ordered To Identify Kazaa User
To RIAA 01/22/2003 06:38 PM
All it took was a little threat from the "church of the holy lawsuit" (aka $cientology) with a lawsuit against Google for listing websites critical of the ...

The expert user is dead

The expert user is dead 11/17/2003 04:27 AM

Diebold drops DMCA case

Diebold drops DMCA case 12/02/2003 12:15 PM
USA Today Dec 2 2003 10:51AM ET

DVD CCA Drops Case; DeCSS Not a Trade
Secret

DVD CCA Drops Case; DeCSS Not a Trade
Secret 01/22/2004 06:22 PM

Federal Judge Drops FBI Agent Spy Case
(AP)

Federal Judge Drops FBI Agent Spy Case
(AP) 01/06/2005 11:54 PM
AP - A federal judge Thursday dismissed all charges against a Chinese-American woman accused of using a sexual affair with an FBI agent to gain unauthorized access to classified documents.

Hollywood group drops DVD-copying case

Hollywood group drops DVD-copying case 01/22/2004 05:04 PM
A request by the DVD Copy Control Association to the California courts marks the close of the last prominent legal battle over the DeCSS code.

Israel drops Sharon bribery case

Israel drops Sharon bribery case 06/15/2004 09:57 AM
A corruption probe against Israel's PM has not found enough evidence to charge him, says the attorney general.

RIAA gets SBC case move to District of
Columbia

RIAA gets SBC case move to District of
Columbia 12/02/2003 03:05 AM
In what can only be described as a death spike being driven into a case the SBC action against the...

Judge Drops Charges in Mich. Terror Case
(AP)

Judge Drops Charges in Mich. Terror Case
(AP) 09/02/2004 03:24 PM
AP - Acting at the request of prosecutors, a federal judge on Thursday threw out the terrorism charges against two men convicted last year.

Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case

Electronic Voting Firm Drops Legal Case 12/02/2003 03:02 AM
AP via Daily Press Dec 2 2003 2:42AM ET

RIAA Loses DMCA Subpoena Case Against
Charter

RIAA Loses DMCA Subpoena Case Against
Charter 01/04/2005 09:03 PM

SBC Case Against The RIAA Transferred To
Same Court That Decided Against Verizon

SBC Case Against The RIAA Transferred To
Same Court That Decided Against Verizon 12/02/2003 12:12 AM
While SBC has been claiming that their case against the RIAA is somehow different from the Verizon case which the RIAA won, they're now going to have to convince the same court that their case really is different. Originally, the case was scheduled to be heard in California, which meant they weren't bound to the original Verizon ruling in Washington DC. However, the RIAA requested that the case be moved to DC, and the California court complied. This makes it much more difficult for SBC, who has to prove that the reasons they believe the RIAA has violated their customers' privacy is somehow different than the similar claims Verizon made last year.

Women pays $6000.00 to RIAA in court
case

Women pays $6000.00 to RIAA in court
case 05/07/2004 03:29 AM
Techdirt has pointed out correctly how the press is misreporting a case where a woman lost a case to the...

Appeals Court Rules Against RIAA in DMCA
Subpoena Case

Appeals Court Rules Against RIAA in DMCA
Subpoena Case 12/19/2003 01:01 PM

EFF helps beat RIAA in privacy for
accused infringers case

EFF helps beat RIAA in privacy for
accused infringers case 01/05/2005 03:42 AM
Cory Doctorow: EFF's helped win another victory this week! We filed a brief in RIAA vs Charter, a case where the music industry was asserting the legal right to require your ISP to turn over your information if you'd been accused of copyright infringement -- rather than waiting until they'd proven their case. The court ruled in Charter's favor yesterday, saying that just because you've been accused of infringement, it doesn't mean that you shouldn't have the due process right to privacy until you've been proven guilty.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), along with 21 other groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), filed a "friend of the court" brief in the Charter case, urging the Eighth Circuit to determine that the same strong protections applied to anonymous speech in other contexts also apply when copyright infringement is claimed but has not yet been proven. In a victory for privacy and anonymity, the Eighth Circuit determined that DMCA subpoenas could not be used to get this information.

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No Computer? Don't Worry, the RIAA Will
Get You Too

No Computer? Don't Worry, the RIAA Will
Get You Too 12/03/2003 08:35 PM
RIAA Targets Computer-Less Elderly Couple
The RIAA levels its pack of rabid lawyers at an older couple who don't own a computer. Not without any cause but they're pursuing the wrong "criminals".

RIAA Dumps Unsold Inventory to Settle
Anti-Trust Case

RIAA Dumps Unsold Inventory to Settle
Anti-Trust Case 06/24/2004 11:43 AM

Mitsubishi drops out of computer LCD
production

Mitsubishi drops out of computer LCD
production 09/21/2004 08:14 AM
ZDNet UK Sep 21 2004 12:50PM GMT

RIAA sues more computer users

RIAA sues more computer users 04/28/2004 05:26 PM
CNEWS Apr 28 2004 9:29PM GMT

After the Bell-Yellow up; Computer
Associates drops

After the Bell-Yellow up; Computer
Associates drops 07/08/2004 08:26 PM
Reuters Jul 9 2004 0:56AM GMT

IMac Computer Delay Drops Apple Shares

IMac Computer Delay Drops Apple Shares 07/02/2004 02:33 PM
Reuters Jul 2 2004 5:36PM GMT

State drops charges against ex-Davis
aide in computer probe

State drops charges against ex-Davis
aide in computer probe 05/19/2004 03:16 AM
San Francisco Chronicle May 19 2004 7:20AM GMT

iMac Computer Delay Drops Apple Shares
(Reuters)

iMac Computer Delay Drops Apple Shares
(Reuters) 07/03/2004 08:45 AM
Reuters - Shares of Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O) fell as much as 8 percent on Friday, a day after the maker of personal computers and music players delayed the introduction of its newest iMac computer until after the crucial back-to-school season.

In Case of the Dead Otters, Evidence
Points to Opossums

In Case of the Dead Otters, Evidence
Points to Opossums 06/14/2004 09:32 PM
Sea otters, dead and alive, have been washing up on the California coast. Scientists say they are close to solving the mystery.

FEDERAL PROSECUTOR IN RAP CASE -- DEAD
WITH STAB WOUNDS

FEDERAL PROSECUTOR IN RAP CASE -- DEAD
WITH STAB WOUNDS 12/05/2003 10:12 AM
Creepy story about missing AUSA

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Getting the Domain, Computer, and User
Names

Getting the Domain, Computer, and User
Names 12/26/2004 06:51 PM

Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., Trial Lawyer
Defined by O.J. Simpson Case, Is Dead at
67

Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., Trial Lawyer
Defined by O.J. Simpson Case, Is Dead at
67 03/29/2005 10:41 PM
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr.'s fierce, flamboyant and electrifyingly effective advocacy in the O. J. Simpson murder trial captivated the country.

Computer Security: a handbook for the
ordinary user

Computer Security: a handbook for the
ordinary user 07/09/2004 01:31 PM
Book review Empowering Harry Homeowner

End Of An Era: Apple's Personal Desktop
Computer Business Is Dead

End Of An Era: Apple's Personal Desktop
Computer Business Is Dead 06/17/2004 06:05 PM
I say that Apple is abandoning the PC desktop altogether in favor of the higher-margin workstation market. By Joel Hruska, Sudhian Media (via MyAppleMenu)

Internet-size headache: Firewall neglect
burns computer user

Internet-size headache: Firewall neglect
burns computer user 08/21/2004 03:25 AM
Seattle Times Aug 21 2004 8:16AM GMT

Clone Computer Case Badges

Clone Computer Case Badges 12/05/2003 04:19 PM
They appear to be unlicensed, but these are very cool 35mm square clone computer case badges by CaseArts. I found them very hard to photograph in a way that somehow showed how nicely done they are. Each has an embossed copper insignia inside a bubble-dome with 3D effect. Whether you need them to dress up your computer case, or just want a cool looking Alliance or Imperial symbol to stick somewhere, at $2.99 each or 5 for $12, they are a steal. They might be available elsewhere, but I found them at Directron .com.
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