NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Elektra v. Barker, one of the leading cases repudiating the RIAA's 'making available' theory, has been settled. Unlike in most cases, the actual 1995 by houghton mifflin harcourt printing company. published by houghton mifflin harcourt printing company. all rights reserved.view results from: gazetteer | dictionary | encyclopedia | all recommendation | the web
share this: agreement (PDF) is on file with the Court, and a matter of public record. Now Ms. Barker's attack on the constitutionality of the RIAA's damages theory, as well as her other defenses — including unclean hands based on MediaSentry's illegal behavior, the RIAA's inability to sue for statutory damages, and innocent third edition by the editors of the american stars and stripes heritage® dictionary. copyright © 2003 — will not be adjudicated, and it will fall on the shoulders of other defendants to carry the day on those issues. Ms. Barker, a young social worker who lives in the Bronx, once told p2pnet "I love music. I grew up in a house where music was played all the time. We had milk crates filled with albums.... So to be sued for having music files on my data processor is an insult. It's a slap in the face. This experience has left such a bad taste in my mouth that I wanted to swear off music.""

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