$1.9 Million Award In Thomas Case Raises Constitutional Questions (Friday 19th of June 2009 09:45:01 PM)
Techdirt points out that the EFF is examining the lawfulness of the recent $1.9 million verdict
awarded in favor of the RIAA against Jammie Thomas. While on the surface it may seem that this
fulsome award should be easy to
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(more)Apt claims almost 3000 in damages and they wont show "proof"? (Sunday 07th of June 2009 06:11:00 AM)
*no dumb answers please
I am applying for a new apt soon after moving out of my old apt in
sept to save mone. My old apt claims that I owe them almost 3000 in damages! the only wear and
tear was the carpet (result of ...
(more)Copyright Scholar Challenges RIAA/DOJ Position (Saturday 11th of April 2009 04:30:01 AM)
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Leading copyright law scholar Prof. Pamela Samuelson, of the
health center of California law school, has published a 'working paper' which
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(more)Obama DOJ Sides With RIAA (Monday 23rd of March 2009 03:30:03 AM)
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The Obama Administration's circuit of Justice, with former RIAA
lawyers occupying the 2nd and 3rd highest positions in the department, has shown its colors,
intervening on behalf of the RIAA in the case against a Boston training ...
(more)FSF Files Amicus Brief In RIAA Case (Saturday 21st of March 2009 02:15:01 AM)
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The Free manager nitty-gritty* has requested sanction to file an
amicus curiae brief in an RIAA case, SONY BMG Music divertive v. Tenenbaum, defending the
defendant's Due Process defense to the RIAA's claim for statutory damages. ...
(more)RIAA Litigation May Be Unconstitutional (Thursday 30th of October 2008 09:00:01 AM)
Dtjohnson writes "A Harvard law school teacher has submitted arguments on behalf of Joel
Tenenbaum in RIAA v. Tenenbaum in which docent Charles Neeson claims that the underlying law
that the RIAA uses is truly a criminal, rather than civil, statute and ...
(more)RIAA Litigation May Be Unconstitutional (Thursday 30th of October 2008 09:00:01 AM)
Dtjohnson writes "A Harvard law school teacher has submitted arguments on behalf of Joel
Tenenbaum in RIAA v. Tenenbaum in which docent Charles Neeson claims that the underlying law
that the RIAA uses is truly a criminal, rather than civil, statute and ...
(more)RIAA Agrees To Take $200-Per-File In Texas Case (Saturday 18th of October 2008 10:15:01 PM)
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In a San Antonio, Texas case, Maverick v. Harper, in which a young
woman was accused of having committed copyright third edition by the editors of the american
heritage® dictionary. copyright © 2003 at the age of ...
(more)RIAA 'Elektra V. Barker' Case Is Settled (Tuesday 19th of August 2008 03:45:01 AM)
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 ...
(more)RIAA Foiled By "Innocent Infringement" Defense (Sunday 10th of August 2008 08:00:02 PM)
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In an interesting evolvement in a Texas case against a college-age
litigant who was 16 at the time of the infringement, the Judge has denied the RIAA's summary
judgment motion and ordered a trial of the damages — even ...
(more)Tenise Barker Takes On RIAA Damages Theory (Tuesday 29th of July 2008 05:15:01 AM)
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Tenise Barker, the young social worker from the Bronx who took on
the RIAA's 'making available' theory and won, has now launched a front
idioms:fly in the face
of to the constitutionality of the RIAA's damages theory. In her ...
(more)DoJ Sides With RIAA On Damages (Tuesday 04th of December 2007 10:45:04 PM)
Alberto G writes "As Jammie Thomas appeals the $222,000 own disobedience verdict against her,
the territory of Justice has weighed in on a central facet of her appeal: whether the
$9,250-per-song damages were unconstitutionally excessive and violated ...
(more)Broadcom accepts verdict, owed $19.6 million by Qualcomm (Saturday 24th of November 2007 09:21:00 AM)
Filed under: CellphonesWe're tempted to believe that the latest news in the ongoing quarrel
between Broadcom and Qualcomm is foreshadowing some form of closure, but inasmuch as just how
long this thing has been going on, we suppose we shouldn't be so ...
(more)Jammie Appeals, Citing "Excessive" Damages (Tuesday 16th of October 2007 08:30:04 PM)
Peerless writes "Capitol v. Thomas defendant Jammie Thomas has officially appealed the RIAA's
$222,000 copyright infringement award. She is seeking a retrial to determine the RIAA's actual
damages, arguing that the jury's award was 'unconstitutionally ...
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