Has the RIAA stopped suing? Or hasn’t it?
p2pnet news view | RIAA News:- Is there a connection between the fact:
- The RIAA failed in its bid to have its assertion that making music files available amounts to copyright infringement disinterred; and
- Its announcement that it was no longer going to sue the people who keep its masters, Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG, alive?
“When federal judge Michael Davis threw out the RIAA’s $200,000+ verdict against Minnesota single mom Jammie Thomas earlier this year, the RIAA wanted to appeal,” says Ars Technica.
“Unfortunately for the record industry, one can’t generally appeal in the middle of a trial without the judge’s permission, and Judge Davis dropped a pre-Christmas lump of coal in the RIAA’s stocking by refusing the request.”
Now, “As journalists try to get confirmation of the Wall Street Journal’s announcement that (a) the record companies have stopped filing mass lawsuits, and (b) the reason they did so is that the record companies have, under the auspices of the New York State Attorney General’s Office, entered into ‘agreements’ with the ISP’s, the press is having trouble getting confirmation of the ‘facts’,” writes Ray Beckerman (right) in Recording Industry vs The People, going on
Most recently, Digital Music News was the one asking tough questions and getting either no answers, or — in the case of Verizon — an outright denial of the RIAA’s claims:
Any There There? RIAA Agreements Still Flimsy, Still Unconfirmed…
The following is a developing story, and information is being updated as it comes in. Please stay tuned as more information becomes available. Last updated: December 30th to include responses from United Online, Qwest, and comments from Verizon.
The RIAA is abandoning its strategy of suing individual file-swappers, and shifting towards ISP-level enforcement against infringers. That was trumpeted by major labels over the pre-Christmas weekend, but a closer look reveals rather flimsy deals with ISPs, at least for now. “We have agreements with some leading ISPs,” RIAA executive Jonathan Lamy vaguely told Digital Music News on Monday, December 22nd, without naming names. “But not all. And the agreements are on principle.”
That sounds rather unconvincing, and ISPs have traditionally resisted entertainment industry moves for greater subscriber enforcement. Over the past few years, the RIAA has frequently found itself battling access providers, especially over issues related to subscriber privacy and due process.
In that climate, will ISPs suddenly start removing accounts and issuing threatening letters? The answer depends on the specific ISP involved, according to a preliminary canvass conducted by Digital Music News. Ahead of the Christmas holiday, a number of US-based access providers were contacted, both through customer service and executive channels, specifically on the issue of warning letters and account terminations.
The results are still coming in, and many executives have been on a holiday hiatus. But service representatives at AT&T, Road Runner (Time Warner), United Online, Verizon, and Earthlink indicated that users account will not be terminated.
Complete article (expanding story)
A few days ago it was IP Watch which was unable to get confirmation.
And we were able to ascertain, through PACER and with a little help from our friends, that in fact the RIAA has recently brought hundreds of new cases.
Additionally the announcement itself indicated that the RIAA still intended to initiate cases against large uploaders, which is not a very meaningful limitation since the RIAA has always claimed that all of its cases were only against people thought to be large uploaders.
In addition to learning that (a) the lawsuit campaign is far from over, (b) the “new agreements” with ISP’s aren’t “new” and aren’t “agrements”, and (c) the “new agreements” are NOT the reason the RIAA made the announcement but are merely a cover, I am also waiting to see what confirmation journalists will be able to obtain regarding:
(1) the alleged involvement of the New York State Attorney General in brokering the phantom agreements,
(2) what New York law(s) the AG was enforcing,
(3) what violation(s) of New York law the AG was investigating, and
(4) what kind of agreement the AG made with the record companies.
Stay tuned.
Recording Industry vs The People – Digital Music News Tries Unsuccessfully to get confirmation of RIAA “agreements” with ISP’s; Verizon denies it outright, December 30, 2008
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December 31st, 2008 at 9:45 am
â Despite the RIAAâs announcement last week that itâs dropping its legal assault, â
A partial list of the newest cases ( filed AFTER the claimed to have stopped filing cases ) ..
Atlantic Recording v. Williams 08-1710 W.D. Pennsylvania 12/15/08
Sony BMG Music v. Linus 08-14413 S.D. Florida 12/11/08
Arista Records v. Estrada 08-8135 C.D. California 12/10/08
UMG Recordings v. Haralambos 08-8129 C.D. California 12/10/08
SONY BMG Music v. Estrada 08-2682 D. Colorado 12/10/08
Interscope Records v. Doe 6 08-1882 D. Connecticut 12/10/08
Arista Records v. Doe 4 08-1877 D. Connecticut 12/10/08
Interscope Records v. Doe 5 08-1284 D. Connecticut 12/10/08
Interscope Records v. Doe 2 08-1878 D. Connecticut 12/10/08
Interscope Records v. Doe 3 08-1879 D. Connecticut 12/10/08
Capitol Records v. Fowler 08-2141 D. District of Columbia 12/10/08
UMG Recordings v. Mekawi 08-2142 D. District of Columbia 12/10/08
UMG Recordings v. Hensley 08-534 M.D. Florida 12/10/08
Interscope Records v. Jackson 08-544 N.D. Florida 12/10/08
UMG Recordings v. Blueford 08-119 M.D. Georgia 12/10/08
Warner Bros. Records v. Umbaugh 08-118 M.D. Georgia 12/10/08
SONY BMG Music v. Simms 08-3728 N.D. Georgia 12/10/08
Warner Bros. Records v. Wade 08-3727 N.D. Georgia 12/10/08
Capitol Records v. Williams-Ali 08-156 S.D. Iowa 12/10/08
UMG Recordings v. Decort 08-7053 N.D. Illinois 12/10/08
SONY BMG Music v. Shane 08-7055 N.D. Illinois 12/10/08
SONY BMG Music v. Byers 08-189 S.D. Indiana 12/10/08
Capitol Records v. Trusty 08-190 S.D. Indiana 12/10/08
Elektra Entertainment v. Maphet 08-1386 D. Kansas 12/10/08
Atlantic Recording v. Sanderson 08-1385 D. Kansas 12/10/08
UMG Recordings v. Gulledge 08-cv-00973-MHT-TFM M.D. Alabama 12/10/08
Warner Bros. Records Kelley 08-cv-02295-CLS N.D. Alabama 12/10/08
SONY BMG Music v. Van Ornum 08-cv-04205-JLH E.D. Arkansas 12/10/08
Interscope Records v. Tabor 08-cv-03068-JLH W.D. Arkansas 12/10/08
BMG Music v. OâBrien 08-cv-02244-HRH D. Arizona 12/10/08
Priority Records v. Easterling 08-cv-08131-PA-JTL C.D. California 12/10/08
UMG Recordings v. Ibarzabal 08-cv-08136-R-SH C.D. California 12/10/08
Interscope Records v. Doe 4 08-cv-01880-JBA D. Connecticut 12/10/08
Arista Records v. Doe 2 08-cv-01874-CFD D. Connecticut 12/10/08
Arista Records v. Doe 3 08-cv-01876-SRU D. Connecticut 12/10/08
UMG Recordings v. Burmeister 08-cv-02295-MPM-DGB C.D. Illinois 12/10/08
A group that is willing to lie in court has no issues lying to the press, especially press that they
control.
December 31st, 2008 at 9:50 am
add to your article what privacy violations new york is doing on Canadians and add that email thing form bell as an attempt to shut up people from the truth of BELL tv and BELL sympatico’s doings, and you get the idea, Microsoft owns a part of BCE, and they made agreements with MPAA and RIAA.
What better time to get rid of MS on govt computers in Canada that would save over 2 BILLION A YEAR in economic troubled times, create employment as in migrations ( infrastructure as we know the buzzword ) and create MapleLeafLinux ( a canuck distro)as we know it.
Does the military of Canada want to save millions and get that latest hardware , GO LINUX you boneheads, save csh and get the equipment our troops deserve.
December 31st, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Both the RIAA and Directv sued a total of 60,000 people many of who were innocent. Even though they knew of their innocence, they collected money from them then locked them into an agreement not to tell or not to report them for the false court complaint. The US justice system refused to help those falsely accused and failed to stop the suits even though they knew the court complaints were bogus. To bring the justice system back into the fold of protecting innocent people, those falsely sued need to send a strong message. The next time they are a juror before a court, do just what Justice did to them. Ignore Justice. Cast your juror vote against justice. The next time you are a witness, do not come foreword. This way eventually Justice will learn what it is like to be ignored when crimes are committed against you by huge companies you never had a chance against. Huge corporations should not be immune from braking the laws just like the consumer.
December 31st, 2008 at 2:36 pm
balderdash chronoss2009 stop stealing bells pvrs
December 31st, 2008 at 2:51 pm
And stop plagerizing:
Dreddsnik Says:
December 26th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
â Despite the RIAAâs announcement last week that itâs dropping its legal assault, â
A partial list of the newest cases ( filed AFTER the claimed to have stopped filing cases ) ..
Atlantic Recording v. Williams 08-1710 W.D. Pennsylvania 12/15/08
Sony BMG Music v. Linus 08-14413 S.D. Florida 12/11/08
Arista Records v. Estrada 08-8135 C.D. California 12/10/08
UMG Recordings v. Haralambos 08-8129 C.D. California 12/10/08
SONY BMG Music v. Estrada 08-2682 D. Colorado 12/10/08
Interscope Records v. Doe 6 08-1882 D. Connecticut 12/10/08
Arista Records v. Doe 4 08-1877 D. Connecticut 12/10/08
Interscope Records v. Doe 5 08-1284 D. Connecticut 12/10/08
Interscope Records v. Doe 2 08-1878 D. Connecticut 12/10/08
Interscope Records v. Doe 3 08-1879 D. Connecticut 12/10/08
Capitol Records v. Fowler 08-2141 D. District of Columbia 12/10/08
UMG Recordings v. Mekawi 08-2142 D. District of Columbia 12/10/08
UMG Recordings v. Hensley 08-534 M.D. Florida 12/10/08
Interscope Records v. Jackson 08-544 N.D. Florida 12/10/08
UMG Recordings v. Blueford 08-119 M.D. Georgia 12/10/08
Warner Bros. Records v. Umbaugh 08-118 M.D. Georgia 12/10/08
SONY BMG Music v. Simms 08-3728 N.D. Georgia 12/10/08
Warner Bros. Records v. Wade 08-3727 N.D. Georgia 12/10/08
Capitol Records v. Williams-Ali 08-156 S.D. Iowa 12/10/08
UMG Recordings v. Decort 08-7053 N.D. Illinois 12/10/08
SONY BMG Music v. Shane 08-7055 N.D. Illinois 12/10/08
SONY BMG Music v. Byers 08-189 S.D. Indiana 12/10/08
Capitol Records v. Trusty 08-190 S.D. Indiana 12/10/08
Elektra Entertainment v. Maphet 08-1386 D. Kansas 12/10/08
Atlantic Recording v. Sanderson 08-1385 D. Kansas 12/10/08
UMG Recordings v. Gulledge 08-cv-00973-MHT-TFM M.D. Alabama 12/10/08
Warner Bros. Records Kelley 08-cv-02295-CLS N.D. Alabama 12/10/08
SONY BMG Music v. Van Ornum 08-cv-04205-JLH E.D. Arkansas 12/10/08
Interscope Records v. Tabor 08-cv-03068-JLH W.D. Arkansas 12/10/08
BMG Music v. OâBrien 08-cv-02244-HRH D. Arizona 12/10/08
Priority Records v. Easterling 08-cv-08131-PA-JTL C.D. California 12/10/08
UMG Recordings v. Ibarzabal 08-cv-08136-R-SH C.D. California 12/10/08
Interscope Records v. Doe 4 08-cv-01880-JBA D. Connecticut 12/10/08
Arista Records v. Doe 2 08-cv-01874-CFD D. Connecticut 12/10/08
Arista Records v. Doe 3 08-cv-01876-SRU D. Connecticut 12/10/08
UMG Recordings v. Burmeister 08-cv-02295-MPM-DGB C.D. Illinois 12/10/08
A group that is willing to lie in court has no issues lying to the press, especially press that they
control.
December 31st, 2008 at 7:08 pm
” And stop plagerizing:
Dreddsnik Says: ”
Mr Stalker.
Personally, I have no problem whatsoever with using Chronoss my original post.
After all, I got the list second hand from Ray’s site so I ‘Plagiarized’ as well.
I am grateful that someone else is also on the ball and can get the appropriate
posts in the appropriate threads quickly, and that needed to be here.
Thank you Chronoss for getting that here so fast.
Use anything that you think is appropriate, as ideas belong
to no one.
Spread the word.
December 31st, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Check this out .
EMI sues MP3Tunes for engaging in massive free distribution of song files over internet, and devestating copyright infringement, get this, for songs EMI already offers free for downloads online.