Ask Slashdot: Who Has Been Sued By the RIAA?

First time accepted submitter blackfrancis75 writes "We keep hearing different figures quoting the thousands of people who've been sued by RIAA for illegally downloading online music, but I don't know anyone personally to whom it's happened. In fact it seems no-one I know knows anyone to whom it happened. Do you know anyone who was sued for 'piracy', or were you sued yourself? What was your experience?"

Re:My Experience

[Anonymous Coward]

tl;dr. So did Ike end up getting sued by the RIAA or not?

I was sued!

[Anonymous Coward]

I called the police when I was trying to download some porn and accidentally ended up with some pirated songs instead. It was Justin Bieber and Katy Perry, so they didn't punish me.

Re:People really were sued

[Zakabog]

The RIAA once sued my sister...

Mynd you, RIAA lawsuites kan be pretti nasti...

Re:probability?

[genocism]

It's called networking. If everyone at Slashdot knows a few hundred people it's a broad sample. See - Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. ...In retrospect, you're probably right. Most people here know two, maybe three people. I yield to your wisdom sir.

Re:People really were sued

[smitty97]

We apologize for the fault in the parent post. Those responsible have been sacked.

Re:People really were sued

[NoKaOi]

Well, in the first place: A claim by an AC, about a sister, has no veracity

Right, because if you're not posting as AC, it automatically means you're telling the truth. I'm sure nobody would ever lie when they are logged in. I say this as I sit here on my private jet filled with gorgeous naked women. And, since I have an IQ of 320, you must know that I'm telling the truth about that.

Re:Not sued, but "contacted.

[Anonymous Coward]

I thought "I Love You, Man" was pretty good. Thanks for seeding.

Re:People really were sued

[Skarecrow77]

for a woman presumably born while Thomas Jefferson was president, her embrace of digital media is admirable.

Re:Not sued, but "contacted.

[jpapon]

You're missing out. It was a pretty good movie.

Re:Legal Threats

[Anonymous Coward]

I like you. You can come over to my house and sue my sister.

Re:People really were sued

[Anonymous Coward]

We apologise again for the fault in the parent post. Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked

Re:People really were sued

[Tastecicles]

We apologise for the epic failure of the parent post to understand the Python reference. Those responsible have had their Geek cards revoked.

Re:People really were sued

[Anonymous Coward]

I can vouch; I'm the RIAA and I sued his sister.

Re:People really were sued

[Stoopiduk]

Must be a matter of taste, I'd ban any video with a Creed track on it in every country ;-)

Re:Not legal advice

[L4t3r4lu5]

Disclaimer: I am a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer. This is not legal advice, but is for [my own] amusement only.

If I find this post amusing too, am I infringing on your intellectual property rights? Can you claim prior art to finding your post amusing?

Any reply given will be taken as opinion only, will not construe legal advice, and will not be subject to attorney-client privilege ;)

Re:People really were sued

[Digital Vomit]

A claim by an AC, about a sister, has no veracity: I can just as easily state this: My sister is a fucking slut. This, despite the fact that I have no sister. See how that works?

Disowning your sister will not make her change her slutty ways.