RIAA's $222k Verdict Is Likely To Be Set Aside 224
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Apparently the RIAA's 'big gun' didn't fare so well this morning in Duluth, when he tried to persuade the judge in Capitol v. Thomas that the part of the Copyright Act which says 'by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending', can be disregarded. According to an in-person account by Wired.com the Judge indicated that he is likely to grant a mistrial, setting aside the $222,000 jury verdict based upon his incorrect jury instruction, and that he will probably hand down his decision in September. Just yesterday some of the same lawyers got rebuffed by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in their attempt to argue that Cablevision's online storage for its customers constitutes a copyright infringement, in Cartoon Network v. CSC Holdings. There, too, the content owners had argued that the wording of the Copyright Act did not mean what it said. There, too, the Court politely but firmly disagreed."
Re:lucky for her, really (Score:3, Funny)
If MediaSentry hacked her to frame her, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised.
R3 got DoS'ed by them, after all.
Re:Don't bother cheering. We're all screwed. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Infringing your own copyright (Score:3, Funny)
Now, do you think that the copy that Josh asked for was unauthorized?
Unless he happens to own distribution rights to his own music, yes.
As a side note, I didn't know who Josh Grobin is so I searched for him on Google. After hearing a sample of his music, I think all copies of his CD should be unauthorized. No offense to his fans but it was the first time I clicked a Youtube link and actually wished I had been rickrolled.
This is Soooo Funny (Score:1, Funny)
Hehe! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hehe! (Score:3, Funny)
"Judge, let's just forget about this little part of the law, because it's very inconvenient for us..."
Yeah, we can't prove it. Therefor that part of the statute should not be counted.
Re:lucky for her, really (Score:4, Funny)
I'm no fan of the RIAA, but I like my toast to come out of the toaster before it's burnt.
Sure I don't like their heavy handed methods, but my next door neighbor has a gigantic dog that actually outmasses me.
I just want to mess with your statistics on this one :)