RIAA Pays Tanya Andersen $107,951 312
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Well, Phase I of the RIAA's misguided pursuit of an innocent, disabled Oregon woman, Atlantic v. Andersen, has finally drawn to a close, as the RIAA was forced to pay Ms. Andersen $107,951, representing the amount of her attorneys fee judgment plus interest. But as some have pointed out, reimbursement for legal fees doesn't compensate Ms. Andersen for the other damages she's sustained. And that's where Phase II comes in, Andersen v. Atlantic. There the shoe is on the other foot, and Tanya is one doing the hunting, as she pursues the record companies and their running dogs for malicious prosecution. Should be interesting."
Hooray Underdog! (Score:2, Funny)
Congratulations, Ms. Andersen. David has slain Goliath, once more.
Biblical proportions! (Score:0, Funny)
Tell me... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Hooray Underdog! (Score:5, Funny)
David has slain Goliath, once more.
Not quite. David has kicked Goliath squarely in the testicles but he isn't dead.
Re:Biblical proportions! (Score:1, Funny)
If you'd said "The RIAA" not "This city" you might have got modded insightful.
Re:class action (Score:5, Funny)
oh, this has the making of a beautiful class action suit against RIAA and the record companies. Can you imagine the beautiful, beautiful damanges?
*looks into crystal ball*..... I envision millions of dollars in legal fees for the lawyers representing the class and free iTunes download credits for the class members
Re:*HAPPYDANCE* (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Tell me... (Score:3, Funny)
Overused not-funny quotes, get modded funny.
Pointing out that the overused quote is overused and crap, gets modded flamebat.
Pointing out that certain mods are fucking stupid, gets modded priceless.
Somethings posting can't buy, for everything else, just piss of the mods.
Movie (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Tell me... (Score:5, Funny)
Slashdot loves you more than you will know
Whoa whoa whoa . . .
Re:*HAPPYDANCE* (Score:5, Funny)
Re:We need corporate prison (Score:5, Funny)
I'm a little fuzzy on the details but I think it involves Batman throwing them off a fire escape. Proceed.
Re:this was on hackaday first... (Score:5, Funny)
oh look, it's mr. fancy pants lawyer.
I think Ray actually prefers jeans.
Re:this was on hackaday first... (Score:5, Funny)
Wait, you mean /. doesn't have a crack team of reporters writing all these summaries?
I've been duped!
Re:*HAPPYDANCE* (Score:1, Funny)
Fail. Should read:
It was not the first first post post to not say "first post".
Re:Hooray Underdog! (Score:1, Funny)
"RIAA is just stoned" ??
Well that indeed explains a lot...
Re:*HAPPYDANCE* (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Here's to you, Ray! (Score:3, Funny)
NewYorkCountryLawyer for President! (I know, I know, this wasn't your case - I just felt like posting this.)
Now if that were the case, I would actually vote, for the first time since 1970.
I am deeply honored.
(By the way, I have never not voted. Even when I was in the hospital recovering from brain surgery, and wasn't allowed to sit up, my kids brought me an absentee ballot and helped me fill it out. Although the likelihood of me getting on the ballot is nonexistent, please do vote anyway. Worst comes to worst, you can do a write-in vote for Cmdr Taco).
Re:What does her disability have to do with this? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hooray Underdog! (Score:5, Funny)
If the RIAA gets beheaded this will indeed be a David and Goliath story in all respects! As it is, the RIAA is just stoned.
As far as I can see, they were stoned from the start.
Re:class action (Score:3, Funny)
Re:*HAPPYDANCE* (Score:3, Funny)
You cannot have a post post first post post.
Punctuation is over-rated.
Re:*HAPPYDANCE* (Score:2, Funny)
FTFY
Re:this was on hackaday first... (Score:5, Funny)
I've been duped!
s'okay - so have most of the stories around here. ;)
Re:Hooray Underdog! (Score:3, Funny)
BRICK TO THE JUNK!
Today's forecast (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What does her disability have to do with this? (Score:3, Funny)
...the Senator from Disney...
Maybe I haven't been paying attention, but reading this put me on the floor with laughter.
Thank you!
-Matt