Comments on: RIAA victim seeks attorney fees http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12580 p2pnet.net - reader powered Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:40:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12580/comment-page-1#comment-139662 Reader's Write Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:43:02 +0000 #comment-139662 Quite right, Ray. I've written about them both often enough. Another dumb mistake. Apologies to both. Cheers! Quite right, Ray. I’ve written about them both often enough. Another dumb mistake.

Apologies to both.

Cheers!

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12580/comment-page-1#comment-139643 Reader's Write Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:08:16 +0000 #comment-139643 In any lawsuit, a clearly prevailing party has a right to come out of the case withousing loosing money. Otherwise the legal system is plain hell and abusive. But more so in copyright cases as in case after case that it wah thas been decided. The Copyright Act even mentions the right to attorney fees for the suing party, if it prevails. It would be plainly unjust if the sued party did not have equal rights, as they do. See next: FROM COPYRIGHT ACT TITLE 17 "Sec. 505. Remedies for infringement: Costs and attorney's fees In any civil action under this title, the court in its discretion may allow the recovery of full costs by or against any party other than the United States or an officer thereof. Except as otherwise provided by this title, the court may also award a reasonable attorney's fee to the prevailing party as part of the costs. " Rafael Venegas gvenegas.com In any lawsuit, a clearly prevailing party has a right to come out of the case withousing loosing money. Otherwise the legal system is plain hell and abusive.

But more so in copyright cases as in case after case that it wah thas been decided. The Copyright Act even mentions the right to attorney fees for the suing party, if it prevails.

It would be plainly unjust if the sued party did not have equal rights, as they do. See next:

FROM COPYRIGHT ACT TITLE 17
“Sec. 505. Remedies for infringement: Costs and attorney’s fees

In any civil action under this title, the court in its discretion may allow the recovery of full costs by or against any party other than the United States or an officer thereof. Except as otherwise provided by this title, the court may also award a reasonable attorney’s fee to the prevailing party as part of the costs. ”

Rafael Venegas
gvenegas.com

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12580/comment-page-1#comment-139631 Reader's Write Sat, 23 Jun 2007 02:46:00 +0000 #comment-139631 Tanya Andersen lives in Oregon, not Washington. Best regards Ray Beckerman Tanya Andersen lives in Oregon, not Washington.
Best regards
Ray Beckerman

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