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

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Computer users sued for swapping music
Ill. gov. seeks ban on violent video
games Bush prepares for

Computer users sued for swapping music
Ill. gov. seeks ban on violent video
games Bush prepares for 12/19/2004 03:28 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Fri Dec 17, 05:25 am GMT

RIAA drops P2P case against dead
non-computer user

RIAA drops P2P case against dead
non-computer user 02/05/2005 09:26 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: The Recording Industry Association of America is getting soft. RIAA spokesman Jonathan Lamy announced that they will drop their lawsuit against a woman who died last month at the age of 83 and didn't own a computer.

A group of record companies named Walton as the sole defendant in a federal lawsuit, claiming she made more than 700 songs available for free on the Internet.

Walton's daughter, Robin Chianumba, lived with her mother for the last 17 years and said her mother objected to having a computer in the house.

"My mother wouldn't know how to turn on a computer," Chianumba said.

Link (Thanks, Henry!)

Kazaa Owner Cheers File-Swapping
Decision (AP)

Kazaa Owner Cheers File-Swapping
Decision (AP) 08/20/2004 08:23 AM
AP - The distributor of file-swapping giant Kazaa on Friday welcomed a U.S. court's ruling that two of its rivals are not legally liable for the songs, movies and other copyright works shared online by their users.

That's why they filed a federal lawsuit
against an 83-year old woman who had
been dead for a month and didn't have or
know how to operate a computer, but
somehow managed to illegally download
700 pop, rock and rap songs from the
internet using the alias

That's why they filed a federal lawsuit
against an 83-year old woman who had
been dead for a month and didn't have or
know how to operate a computer, but
somehow managed to illegally download
700 pop, rock and rap songs from the
internet using the alias 02/05/2005 09:54 PM

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RIAA launches new file-swapping suits

RIAA launches new file-swapping suits 12/03/2003 04:53 PM
The Recording Industry Association of America says it has sued another 41 people in its ongoing legal campaign against file swappers who are trading copyrighted music online.

RIAA files 80 new file-swapping suits

RIAA files 80 new file-swapping suits 10/30/2003 06:07 PM
Warning letters prompt many people to settle with the Recording Industry Association of America before being sued.

RIAA cracks down on Internet2
file-swapping

RIAA cracks down on Internet2
file-swapping 04/12/2005 01:13 PM
Students on 18 campuses will be sued for using high-speed i2Hub peer-to-peer network.

RIAA files 80 more file swapping suits

RIAA files 80 more file swapping suits 10/30/2003 08:19 PM

RIAA files new round of file-swapping
suits

RIAA files new round of file-swapping
suits 04/28/2004 01:00 PM
The record industry focuses on students at 14 universities in lawsuits targeting 477 individuals.

RIAA, MPAA Target File Swapping on
Internet2

RIAA, MPAA Target File Swapping on
Internet2 04/17/2005 01:26 AM
PC World Online Apr 17 2005 6:00AM GMT

RIAA Claims Music On Car Radios Meant
Only For Original Owner!!!!

RIAA Claims Music On Car Radios Meant
Only For Original Owner!!!! 06/23/2004 07:07 PM

This is a very funny article and I just could not help myself and had to link to it. [About.com]

RIAA sued on Racketeering!

RIAA sued on Racketeering! 02/19/2004 03:57 AM
A New Jersey woman who has been charged with file swapping by the RIAA, brought out the big guns and...

What to do if you're sued by the RIAA:
update

What to do if you're sued by the RIAA:
update 01/03/2004 01:20 AM
On Declan McCullagh's Politech list, attorney Charles Mudd says:

I have updated my RIAA web page that provides general answers to questions that individuals may have regarding the RIAA's initiative. This reflects updates in light of the two opinions of recent note.

Link

RIAA Claims Music On Car Radios Meant
Only For Original Vehicle Owner!!!!

RIAA Claims Music On Car Radios Meant
Only For Original Vehicle Owner!!!! 06/23/2004 07:17 PM
RIAA Claims Music On Car Radios Meant Only For Original Vehicle Owner .. that the RIAA is suing passengers in cars with radios .. this satirical piece on the RIAA

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Pepsi Ad Using Kids Sued By The RIAA

Pepsi Ad Using Kids Sued By The RIAA 01/23/2004 02:23 PM
Well, we're approaching Super Bowl time, and I'm seeing plenty of articles (as always) about all the funky Super Bowl ads that people are preparing. However, Pepsi has put together one of the odder ones. As part of their promotion to give away iTunes songs, they've put together an ad showing a bunch of kids that have been sued by the RIAA for file sharing, and had them say "we're still going to download for free!" - thanks to Pepsi's limited time iTunes promotion, of course.

RIAA sued under gang laws

RIAA sued under gang laws 02/18/2004 05:31 PM
A woman who the record label group accuses of copyright infringement fires back, saying labels are breaking racketeering laws.

532 poor saps getting sued by the RIAA

532 poor saps getting sued by the RIAA 01/22/2004 02:47 AM
Well the RIAA who continues to strong arm consumers in Mafia like tactics have went after 532 more file swappers....

More file-swappers sued by RIAA

More file-swappers sued by RIAA 12/04/2003 04:58 AM
Silicon.com Dec 4 2003 3:15AM ET

RIAA Sued For Violating P2P Patent

RIAA Sued For Violating P2P Patent 09/09/2004 03:51 AM
While some may consider it poetic justice to hear that the RIAA has been sued by a P2P company for patent infringement, the news really isn't that great. It's really not particularly unexpected either. Altnet made it clear last year that they would use their patent for identifying files via a hash to sue the music industry for spying on file sharers. Altnet is barely a typical file sharing company either. While it does seem to have a convoluted relationship with Kazaa, it's really a system for interjecting copy protected files into Kazaa's system. The patent, like so many these days, seems quite questionable (and fairly obvious). The RIAA, of course, will fail to see the irony of being hit up with an intellectual property charge, and it will do nothing to change their behavior. All we really end up with is yet another bad patent lawsuit that will do little to move the industry forward.

Nearly 1500 people have been sued by the
RIAA

Nearly 1500 people have been sued by the
RIAA 02/18/2004 02:21 AM
When will the madness end. It seems the RIAA filed another 531 John Doe lawsuits against individuals that they are...

sued by the RIAA? appear in a pepsi
commercial!

sued by the RIAA? appear in a pepsi
commercial! 01/24/2004 03:32 AM
Pepsi's Superbowl ad for their iTunes promotion .. Pepsi / iTunes giveaway ads to be "sassy" .. Pepsi Ads Wink At Music Downloading .. bashing it has gone mainstream .. wink

usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-01-22-sb-pepsi_x.htm
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"Dog eats dead owner"

"Dog eats dead owner" 06/07/2004 10:34 AM

RIAA being sued for violating
anti-racketeering laws

RIAA being sued for violating
anti-racketeering laws 02/18/2004 11:58 PM
One target of the RIAA has decided to counter-sue the RIAA, alleging that this practice is tantamount to racketeering as prohibited by Federal law-law designed to attack organized crime.

Comcast sued for handing over customer
data to RIAA

Comcast sued for handing over customer
data to RIAA 04/15/2005 03:35 PM
Xeni Jardin: America's largest cable provider is being sued by a woman who claims the company voluntarily forked over her personal account data to the RIAA.

In a lawsuit filed in King County, Wash., Dawnell Leadbetter said that she was contacted by a debt collection agency in January and told to pay a $4,500 for downloading copyright-protected music or face a lawsuit for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Leadbetter, a mother of two teenage children, was a customer of Comcast's high-speed Internet access service.

The company, Settlement Support Center, based in Washington state, was using information that the Recording Industry of Association of America had obtained in a Philadelphia lawsuit over the illegal sharing of digital music files, said Lory Lybeck, the lawyer representing Leadbetter. Making sense of Wi-Fi's alphabet soup

But no court authorized Comcast to release names and addresses of its customers, or notified his client that her information had been given to an outside party, Lybeck said. "Comcast should respect the rights of privacy who pay them monthly bills," Lybeck said.

Link (Thanks, Nat)

Comcast Sued For Handing Over Subscriber
Info To The RIAA

Comcast Sued For Handing Over Subscriber
Info To The RIAA 04/14/2005 06:23 PM
After quite a long battle, the courts finally decided that ISPs didn't have to just hand over subscriber info whenever the RIAA came calling. The RIAA needed to first file a lawsuit and a subpoena -- going through the official legal process to get someone's info. However, what happens when an ISP does just hand over a name? That question is now being raised, as a woman has sued Comcast for disclosing her private information to the recording industry, claiming they violated her privacy. No lawsuit was filed by the RIAA. Comcast just gave her info over to them -- and the RIAA then passed it on to some sort of collections agency. What's strange here is that, while Verizon was clearly willing to fight to protect the privacy of its subscribers, it appears Comcast had no problem rolling right over when the RIAA came calling.

Comcast Sued For Giving Customer Info to
RIAA

Comcast Sued For Giving Customer Info to
RIAA 04/15/2005 06:16 PM

Woman sued for file-sharing brings RICO
countersuit against RIAA

Woman sued for file-sharing brings RICO
countersuit against RIAA 02/18/2004 10:53 AM
A New Jersey mom who was sued for file-sharing by the RIAA has brought a countersuit for racketeering.

The Rockaway Township woman, who claims she was targeted for her teenager's school research project, is among hundreds of individuals sued by the music industry since last summer. Another 531 computer users were sued yesterday in "John Doe" suits filed in Trenton, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Orlando.

Labels are using "scare tactics (that) amount to extortion" in efforts to extract settlements, Scimeca alleges in legal papers sent to the U.S. District Court in Newark.

"They're banding together to extort money, telling people they're guilty and they will have to pay big bucks to defend their cases if they don't pony up now. It is fundamentally not fair," Scimeca's lawyer, Bart Lombardo, said yesterday. The Cranford attorney said he occasionally downloads songs for personal use and sees nothing wrong with that.

Link (Thanks, Jason!)

Pepsi/iTunes Super Bowl ad to feature
teens sued by RIAA

Pepsi/iTunes Super Bowl ad to feature
teens sued by RIAA 01/23/2004 02:19 PM
About 20 teens sued by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for unauthorized music downloads will appear in Pepsi's upcoming Super Bowl ad, which will launch the 100 million song iTunes promotion on Feb...

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

Castle's new owner is computer expert

Castle's new owner is computer expert 09/12/2004 08:12 PM
The Scotsman Sep 13 2004 0:18AM GMT

Music industry sues 482 more computer
users for swapping song files online

Music industry sues 482 more computer
users for swapping song files online 06/22/2004 07:12 PM
San Jose Mercury News Jun 22 2004 11:06PM GMT

East Hartford computer business owner
accused of cheating state

East Hartford computer business owner
accused of cheating state 06/07/2004 03:59 PM
AP via Newsday Jun 7 2004 8:12PM GMT

Sheriff misusing FBI computer can't be
sued

Sheriff misusing FBI computer can't be
sued 08/05/2004 03:47 PM
Appeals court nixes lawsuit against a Kansas sheriff who was database surfing for dirt on political enemies.

Spyware Company Sued For Unlawfully
Using Computer Resources

Spyware Company Sued For Unlawfully
Using Computer Resources 04/05/2005 02:15 PM
Unfortunately, when it comes to spyware/adware, there are two separate issues that often get confused. First, is the fact that the spyware is often installed without the user's knowledge or consent and is nearly impossible to remove. Second, is the fact that the application watches what you do, sends it back to a central server tracking info about you and pops up ads competing with sites you're viewing. It's important to separate out these two issues, because if the first issue wasn't there, the second one wouldn't be a problem. If someone wanted their information tracked for the sake of getting targeted ads, that should be up to them (no matter how ridiculous it seems to the rest of us). Unfortunately, though, most of the lawsuits targeting spyware companies have been about the second issue, where other companies are upset that ads are shown over their sites. While the courts don't always agree, many have realized that this practice, by itself, is perfectly legal (and is the same as things like your super market printing out a coupon for a competing product to one you just bought). The real problem is the fact that most of these products are installed without permission or by tricking the user into giving permission without realizing what they're doing. However, according to Broadband Reports, some people have finally filed a class action suit against one of the worst offenders of the sneaky install. The claim is that the company, Direct Revenue (who has a reputation for layer upon layer of dirty tricks despite claiming to be "transparent" with users), is unlawfully using and damaging many computers to make money "while willfully disregarding the computer owners' rights to use and enjoy their personal property." If this case gets anywhere (perhaps a big "if") it could threaten many of the adware companies out there, who all claim transparency, but have been shown repeatedly to use surreptitious installs. Of course, they'll probably all just blame it on their affiliates.

Intel sued by Canadian computer company
over patent infringement

Intel sued by Canadian computer company
over patent infringement 05/20/2004 09:51 PM
San Francisco Chronicle May 21 2004 1:16AM GMT

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 sues more computer users

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