RIAA Lobbyist Becomes Federal Judge, Rules On File-Sharing Cases 333
suraj.sun writes with this excerpt from Ars Technica:
"Last week, Washington, DC federal judge Beryl Howell ruled on three mass file-sharing lawsuits. Judges in Texas, West Virginia, and Illinois had all ruled recently that such lawsuits were defective in various ways, but Howell gave her cases the green light; attorneys could use the federal courts to sue thousands of people at once and then issue mass subpoenas to Internet providers. Beryl Howell isn't the only judge to believe this, but her important ruling is especially interesting because of Howell's previous work: lobbying for the recording industry during the time period when the RIAA was engaged in its own campaign of mass lawsuits against individuals. The news, first reported in a piece at TorrentFreak, nicely illustrates the revolving door between government and industry."
Payroll (Score:5, Funny)
maybe the RIAA has forgotten to take her off the payroll.
Re:Just an observation (Score:5, Funny)
Go sit on capitol hill.
I hope and pray that I will
But today I am still
just a bill.
Re:Net even a shred of conscience (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Enjoy! (Score:2, Funny)
Dear citizen,
Your comments are un-american and un-patriotic. I can only guess you're a pirate. You personally are stealing money from thousands of starving artists. Piracy is theft and funds terrorism. The government's first priority should be to track down people like you and make you pay. Your life should be ruined and the lives of your children for going against what we tell you is right.
Yours sincerely
RIAA/Your government.