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March 28, 2007

RIAA Backs Down After Receiving Stern Letter from Defendant’s Lawyer

Filed under: tech — zeb @ 6:49 pm

In SONY BMG v. Merchant, in California, the defendant’s lawyer wrote the RIAA a rather stern letter recounting how weak the RIAA’s evidence is, referring to the deposition of the RIAA’s expert witness, and threatening a malicious prosecution lawsuit. The very same day the RIAA put its tail between its legs and dropped the case.

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March 25, 2007

U of Nebraska to RIAA: here’s a bill for the time you’re wasting

Filed under: tech — zeb @ 2:46 am

The University of Nebraska is so pissed off with the RIAA’s outrageous requests to help rat out students who file-share that it has sent the RIAA a bill for the time the University has wasted dealing with the RIAA’s demands. Go Corn Huskers!

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