RIAA Loses $222K Verdict

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday September 25, 2008 @12:10PM from the turning-tide dept.

jriding writes "The $222,000 verdict against Jammy Thomas for copyright infringement by P2P is no more. US District Court Judge Michael Davis dismissed the verdict, saying it was based on the faulty 'making available' theory of distribution."

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Today is nice (Score:4, Funny)

by BountyX ( 1227176 ) writes: on Thursday September 25, 2008 @12:12PM (#25152753)

What a nice day today...RIAA loses, DOJ opposes DOJ Copyright Oversight. What's next? Bush finally gets impeached?

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RIAA Looses $222K Verdict (Score:5, Funny)

by devnullkac ( 223246 ) writes: on Thursday September 25, 2008 @12:13PM (#25152759) Homepage

Read literally, I suppose this means a $222K verdict is roaming the countryside, looking for someone to ... adopt it?

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Re:So What's Next? (Score:5, Funny)

by Cathoderoytube ( 1088737 ) writes: on Thursday September 25, 2008 @12:14PM (#25152791)

They can, but only before the next full moon. If they fail to file before that time their lawyers will have to return to hell until the next equinox..

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Re:RIAA Looses $222K Verdict (Score:5, Funny)

by Dmala ( 752610 ) writes: on Thursday September 25, 2008 @12:19PM (#25152863)

I couldn't of said it better myself. I know there doing the best they can over their, but for all intensive purposes the editing is very poor. As for the verdict itself, I could care less.

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If your first name is "Jammy" (Score:3, Funny)

by gad_zuki! ( 70830 ) writes: on Thursday September 25, 2008 @12:19PM (#25152873)

Then you still lose.

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Re:Today is nice (Score:5, Funny)

by Ron_Fitzgerald ( 1101005 ) writes: on Thursday September 25, 2008 @12:20PM (#25152893)

Reminds me of the Chris Rock bit about a black person for President securing his life by having a Mexican Vice President...

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Re:RIAA Looses $222K Verdict (Score:5, Funny)

by NotBornYesterday ( 1093817 ) * writes: on Thursday September 25, 2008 @12:23PM (#25152947) Journal

the editing is very pour.
FTFY

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Re:So What's Next? (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday September 25, 2008 @12:23PM (#25152953)

Thomas will face a new trial, in which the RIAA will have to prove actual distribution.
It's in the first fucking paragraph of the article!
There's an article?

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Re:Duh! (Score:5, Funny)

by BronsCon ( 927697 ) writes: <social@bronstrup.com> on Thursday September 25, 2008 @12:29PM (#25153061) Journal

Those pesky pirates stole our verdict using P2P!

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Epic FAIL (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday September 25, 2008 @12:33PM (#25153117)

For the RIAA... w00t!

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Re:Today is nice (Score:5, Funny)

by Chris Burke ( 6130 ) writes: on Thursday September 25, 2008 @12:43PM (#25153255) Homepage

Reminds me of the Chris Rock bit about a black person for President securing his life by having a Mexican Vice President...
Yet another reason Bill Richardson would have been a better choice than Biden... But hey it's not the first time Chris Rock and I have seen eye to eye. :)

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Re:RIAA Looses $222K Verdict (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday September 25, 2008 @12:45PM (#25153279)

I know there doing the best they can over their...
I hope this is a joke, but it is they're and there.

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Re:So What's Next? (Score:4, Funny)

by internerdj ( 1319281 ) writes: on Thursday September 25, 2008 @01:10PM (#25153657)

What's an article? We are all slashdot readers here.

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Re:So What's Next? (Score:5, Funny)

by street struttin' ( 1249972 ) writes: on Thursday September 25, 2008 @01:11PM (#25153671)

What's an article?

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Re:So What's Next? (Score:5, Funny)

by i_liek_turtles ( 1110703 ) writes: on Thursday September 25, 2008 @01:42PM (#25154175)

"a", "an", and "the"

Those are the only articles I know of.

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Re:So What's Next? (Score:4, Funny)

by Fnord666 ( 889225 ) writes: on Thursday September 25, 2008 @03:38PM (#25155929) Journal

"a", "an", and "the"
Those are the only articles I know of.

Definitely.

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Re:Good for her (Score:3, Funny)

by syousef ( 465911 ) writes: on Thursday September 25, 2008 @10:14PM (#25160689) Journal

For more information, see this helpful drawing:
http://i28.tinypic.com/2m7xd85.jpg [tinypic.com]
I didn't understand the diagram until I sat down and re-drew it with cars instead of stars.

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Today is nice (Score:4, Funny)

RIAA Looses $222K Verdict (Score:5, Funny)

Re:So What's Next? (Score:5, Funny)

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If your first name is "Jammy" (Score:3, Funny)

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Epic FAIL (Score:1, Funny)

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