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Miscellaneous => Intellectual Property & Law => Topic started by: Xeen on 21 January 2004, 23:27

Title: RIAA issues 532 lawsuits
Post by: Xeen on 21 January 2004, 23:27: The RIAA's done it again. This time they've filed 532 "john doe" lawsuits, meaning that they sued 532 IP addresses, and not 532 people. Last month a court said that the RIAA had no right to demand ISPs to give out user identification by IP addresses, so they've decided to just sue anonymous people. This will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Article (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1212&e=1&u=/washpost/20040121/tc_washpost/a35281_2004jan21&sid=96168964)
Title: RIAA issues 532 lawsuits
Post by: Doogee on 22 January 2004, 11:27: how do they get these rogue IP addresses?

Judge: I now sentence <an ip address> to DEATH!

[ January 22, 2004: Message edited by: d00g33 :: doogee.is.dreaming.org ]
Title: RIAA issues 532 lawsuits
Post by: buzzybuzzz on 23 January 2004, 01:53: well hells bells are they gonna sue us all?
This is an absolute outrage...
Makes me want to go back to the pen and pencil days and forget the pc...
I have been a user for years and years and have to worry about past activity for all that time...is anyone else out there nervous???????
Title: RIAA issues 532 lawsuits
Post by: xyle_one on 23 January 2004, 05:21: I am not worried.
Title: RIAA issues 532 lawsuits
Post by: WMD on 23 January 2004, 05:40: quote:
A Judge Somewhere in America:
209.73.212.34, I sentence you to no less than 15 years in a state prison.

:D Ok it won't happen like that, but that's what these dumbass lawsuits sound like! (http://redface.gif)