RIAA drops suit against man who fought back - bit-tech.net Forums

WilHarris · 16th Oct 2006, 10:08

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/10...o_fought_back/

quack · 16th Oct 2006, 10:24

Fantastic news. I hope more cases get dropped after other people accused take the same stance. F the R I double A!

Bladestorm · 16th Oct 2006, 10:26

Somehow I'm not surprised that they would pull out rather than risk a precedent being set against them.

The whole RIAA position seems a bit ludicrous to me, comes over like :
"Hey judge, this guy isn't just coughing up money to us! no fair! Let us have his hard drive so we can manuf*cough* .. I obviously mean find the evidence that he has done something we can sue him for !!"

Duste · 16th Oct 2006, 10:27

Indeed it is fantastic news. External HDD, anyone? :P

Buzzons · 16th Oct 2006, 10:44

Can he sue them back now for wasting his time or causing greif or sommit?

sinizterguy · 16th Oct 2006, 11:54

Good stuff. Hope RIAA slink off and dies an unmourned death.

specofdust · 16th Oct 2006, 11:56

Ditto most of the above. Good for the guy, and hopefully this'll help shut down the XXAA's lawsuits.

[USRF]Obiwan · 16th Oct 2006, 12:14

I hope that everyone that had made a payoff "mafia" deal with RIAA. Will sue them till they drop dead...

mikeuk2004 · 16th Oct 2006, 12:50

Got eviedence...no. But i want to check his hard drive for evidence. Er get lost its my property and private.

Goodbye.

airchie · 16th Oct 2006, 13:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buzzons

Can he sue them back now for wasting his time or causing greif or sommit?

That's what I was thinking!

Can he push for a ruling on whether the RIAA can legally ask to search his HDD?
If he could, and they ruled that they couldn't, wouldn't that help to prevent the RIAA trying such crap in future?

dr_crazy · 16th Oct 2006, 13:41

Congrats to the guy, avoiding a fine is always good, but you have to wonder how sloppy the RIAA's case was - I mean, if your going to take him to court for copyright infringement, you'd think that they might want to take a look at his hard drive before they went to court! (or was this the guy that wiped his HDD before they could get a look at it?)

Veles · 16th Oct 2006, 14:27

I think he should countersue, I don't really like the whole sueing society we have today but the RIAA deserve it.

Firehed · 16th Oct 2006, 14:32

Doesn't surprise me, since the RIAA knows full well they have no case, and are just engaging in illegal (at least in the US) scare tactics. I'm really hoping that someone with some real money *cough*google*cough* presses criminal charges under the RICO act.

DXR_13KE · 16th Oct 2006, 15:56

hurray for the guy!!!!!!! i hope RIAA stops this.

is it legal to search a house for copyrighted material having only an IP as prof ?

Fophillips · 16th Oct 2006, 16:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

hurray for the guy!!!!!!! i hope RIAA stops this.

is it legal to search a house for copyrighted material having only an IP as prof ?

If they can get warrant. But, otherwise they can't do anything.

Aankhen · 16th Oct 2006, 21:19

Paul Wilkes.

Breach · 16th Oct 2006, 21:38

I have read that Wal-Mart is taking suite with RIAA because they are tired of high CD prices screwing up their sales. Finally, someone big is fighting them to say what we have all said since this mess started.

After sueing little girls and dead guys, RIAA just needs to die along with thier ancient business model and leave us alone.

Seriously, does anyone even know what they do besides sue people and keep record prices high?

BlueDemon · 16th Oct 2006, 21:58

Absolutely priceless. Gotta admire that guy for his elegant way of deflating the RIAA's case

Warrior_Rocker · 17th Oct 2006, 01:23

RIAA pwned. Honestly you are going to need more than wishes and dreams to convict someone of these crimes. Hopefully now they see that.

DXR_13KE · 17th Oct 2006, 15:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fophillips

If they can get warrant. But, otherwise they can't do anything.

and can can you get a warrant just by having an IP adress?.

edit:

watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBuZxdhVP2o

16th Oct 2006, 10:08	#1
WilHarris Just another nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,671	RIAA drops suit against man who fought back http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/10...o_fought_back/

16th Oct 2006, 10:24	#2
quack \o/ Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Posts: 5,220	Fantastic news. I hope more cases get dropped after other people accused take the same stance. F the R I double A! __________________ Denying Rights to Music lovers. Denying Rights to Movie lovers.

16th Oct 2006, 10:26	#3
Bladestorm Hypermodder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 682	Somehow I'm not surprised that they would pull out rather than risk a precedent being set against them. The whole RIAA position seems a bit ludicrous to me, comes over like : "Hey judge, this guy isn't just coughing up money to us! no fair! Let us have his hard drive so we can manufcough .. I obviously mean find the evidence that he has done something we can sue him for !!" __________________ Athlon 64 X2 3800+ @ 250x10 (1.475v) \| EVGA GTX 260 55nm SSC \| A8N-SLI Premium \| 2x(4GB) Corsair Twinx2048-PC3200C2 \| Asus Xonar DX \| Antec truepower 550w \| Akasa Eclipse-62 DDC12VPlus1, DD TDX, 3/8 tygon r3603 tubing, PA120.2, DD double floppy bay res

16th Oct 2006, 11:54	#6
sinizterguy Dark & Sinizter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 5,462	Good stuff. Hope RIAA slink off and dies an unmourned death. __________________ Nothing here. Go away and dont bother me.

16th Oct 2006, 11:56	#7
specofdust Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aberdeen, UK, EU Posts: 7,607	Ditto most of the above. Good for the guy, and hopefully this'll help shut down the XXAA's lawsuits. __________________ Like marmite, only no-one hates it Mmm bop!

16th Oct 2006, 10:27	#4
Duste Sierra my delta, bravo! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: WA, Australia Posts: 812	Indeed it is fantastic news. External HDD, anyone? :P

16th Oct 2006, 10:44	#5
Buzzons Mod Master Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,086	Can he sue them back now for wasting his time or causing greif or sommit?

16th Oct 2006, 12:14	#8
[USRF]Obiwan Ultramodder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,218	I hope that everyone that had made a payoff "mafia" deal with RIAA. Will sue them till they drop dead... __________________ Mascleta: "The most accurate simulation of thunder, humans can simulate..." The answer is 42, so... whats the question again? If you know what 'Peek' and 'Poke' represents, then you are probably as old as me.

16th Oct 2006, 12:50	#9
mikeuk2004 What you Looking at Fool! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 3,045	Got eviedence...no. But i want to check his hard drive for evidence. Er get lost its my property and private. Goodbye. __________________ -\|- Xfire - Mikeuk2005 -\|- Xbox Live - Mike UK 2006 -\|- Playstation Network - Mikeuk2004 -\|-

16th Oct 2006, 13:41	#11
dr_crazy Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: B'ham Posts: 167	Congrats to the guy, avoiding a fine is always good, but you have to wonder how sloppy the RIAA's case was - I mean, if your going to take him to court for copyright infringement, you'd think that they might want to take a look at his hard drive before they went to court! (or was this the guy that wiped his HDD before they could get a look at it?) __________________ \|\|THE CUBE\|\| \|\|AMD 64 X2 3800+\|Sapphire X1600XT\|1gb Corsair PC3200DDR\|\|

16th Oct 2006, 14:32	#13
Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An hour north of Boston Posts: 12,576	Doesn't surprise me, since the RIAA knows full well they have no case, and are just engaging in illegal (at least in the US) scare tactics. I'm really hoping that someone with some real money coughgooglecough presses criminal charges under the RICO act. __________________ hire me @ eric-stern.com - web developer and php ninja pics @ my smugmug :: Twitter @firehed :: blog @ firehed.net 40D\|580EXII\|285HV\|AB800\|70-200f/4LIS\|17-50f/2.8\|150f/2.8Macro\|50f/1.8 MacPro @ 8x2.8GHz, 10GB FBDDR2, 3TB HD :: MBP @ 2x2.2GHz, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HD

16th Oct 2006, 15:56	#14
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,464	hurray for the guy!!!!!!! i hope RIAA stops this. is it legal to search a house for copyrighted material having only an IP as prof ? __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

16th Oct 2006, 21:19	#16
Aankhen Supermodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: India Posts: 406	Paul Wilkes. __________________ It sure took me a long time to realize I hadn't changed my forum settings since returning from Canadia-land.

16th Oct 2006, 21:38	#17
Breach Supermodder Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: WA Posts: 354	I have read that Wal-Mart is taking suite with RIAA because they are tired of high CD prices screwing up their sales. Finally, someone big is fighting them to say what we have all said since this mess started. After sueing little girls and dead guys, RIAA just needs to die along with thier ancient business model and leave us alone. Seriously, does anyone even know what they do besides sue people and keep record prices high? __________________ Project :: SSC (Super Sport Computer)

16th Oct 2006, 21:58	#18
BlueDemon Modder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 58	Absolutely priceless. Gotta admire that guy for his elegant way of deflating the RIAA's case __________________ ..:: Now, and always ::..

17th Oct 2006, 01:23	#19
Warrior_Rocker Holder of the sacred iron Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 923	RIAA pwned. Honestly you are going to need more than wishes and dreams to convict someone of these crimes. Hopefully now they see that. __________________ ..:: Recent Projects ::.. Picture Frame PC / Adding VGA to lcd / Razr Charge Cable Internal USB WiFi / Zune TV Output / Project XodusAMP Integrated AC Inverter / Project IDEpod / Project iPod HDD Reader