Comments on: RIAA punishes Brittany for resisting

By: ED

ED — Sun, 03 May 2009 14:16:22 +0000

This is why, when Shakespeare wrote “KILL ALL OF THE LAWYERS,” he was absolutely correct.

Think: This country would be a much better place without all of the greedy, corrupt, smug, self-serving lawyers.

By: RK

RK — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:01:16 +0000

I should add that the case was filed the week of final exams at Northern Michigan. Just another example of the class of people we are dealing with. RK.

By: Wockster

Wockster — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:50:21 +0000

There’s a special place in eternity for the Kelsos and other demons like him. They will make their ill gotten fortunes here on earth, and rot like nothing else thereafter. Rest in hell RIAA, Kelso, and companies, we’ll see who gets the last laugh

By: Sol

Sol — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:05:34 +0000

Looks like it’s time “RICO” got involved:

from wikipedia:
“Under RICO, a person who is a member of an enterprise that has committed any two of 35 crimesâ27 federal crimes and 8 state crimesâwithin a 10-year period can be charged with racketeering. Those found guilty of racketeering can be fined up to $25,000 and/or sentenced to 20 years in prison per racketeering count. In addition, the racketeer must forfeit all ill-gotten gains and interest in any business gained through a pattern of “racketeering activity.” RICO also permits a private individual harmed by the actions of such an enterprise to file a civil suit; if successful, the individual can collect treble damages.”

what 2 crimes have RIAA / MPAA commited??

Well you could argue they have used:
Extortion (Pay us $3,000 to settle or we’ll go after you for $45,000)
Obstruction of justice (See entries in http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/ for a few of them)
I’m sure there are a few “Title 18″ offenses you could argue RIAA and MPAA have broken….

By: SunKing

SunKing — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:55:10 +0000

This is disproportionate to the EXTREME. Judges, courts, any and all government bodies etc. etc…. ALL equally guilty by implicit collusion.

By: Blackhat Brian

Blackhat Brian — Fri, 01 May 2009 07:14:57 +0000

Brittany not only needs a lawyer but one who understands technology. She also needs a judge and jury who understand computers. After all, the RIAA have accused printers of copyright infringement, children, the deceased and even a Grandmother who used the Windows-only Kazaa on her MacIntosh computer. Say what???

I hope Brittany says NO to extortionists and fights them to the very end. Good luck Brittany.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 01 May 2009 03:08:13 +0000

I think the RIAA may have been the inspiration behind Scientologies Fair Game policy.

“ruin them utterly” – L. Ron Hubbard

By: Scaramouche

Scaramouche — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:50:59 +0000

They are organized crime. Plain & simple. Organized crime supported by the government.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:34:41 +0000

domestic terrorism

That is exactly what it is. And the bastards are getting away with it. What a fucking country. And are saying like this young woman are the criminals. It makes me sick to my stomach.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:57:44 +0000

This should be considered domestic terrorism.

By: Alter_Fritz

Alter_Fritz — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:00:31 +0000

Well, at least they are loyal to their standard operating procedure:
They always to this “adding” of songs they previously have no intention to “protect” their copyrights in, in the beginning of the terrorising!

So while this is nothing new in their behaviour, it serves as further proof that they DO NOT do their stuff for a legitimate lawful purpose of protecting their copyrights, but plain and simple for their ulteriour message: “Resist us” and we get nasty, very nasty!

Where are the ex-collegues of the vietnam vet helicopter pilot that this Krichbaum might have indirectly manslaughtered (stressing and harrassing him till his then high bloodpreassure caused a deadly artery rupture) when you need them?

But at least If there are no vets that restore fair justice we can have the hope that this Krichbaum dies a painful natural death one day!

Comparing the picture that is used this time by jon and the one from last time I checked him out when he was the evil guy in the Scantlebury Case, it seems he is aging extremely rapidly.

Hopefully some genetic defect or other bad desease that god punished this bad bad guy with in response for all the extra-lawful motives those MAFIAA gangsters pursue via lemmings like Krichbaum and co!

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:02:40 +0000

^^ It’s happened. But it wasn’t a teen. Unfortunately, I can’t go into detail.

Cheers!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:00:35 +0000

The extents that lawyers will go to to in the name of “justice” for their client is frequently sickening to the pit of the stomach of any right-minded human being.

My heart truly goes out to Brittany. More power to you.

Thanks to stories like yours, I have pledged to never provide a cent to the music industry as it currently exists for the rest of my life. I only wish I could do more to persuade others to do the same.

By: C David Dent

C David Dent — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:26:22 +0000

I wonder how long it will be before these thugs bully one or more of these teens to commit suicide. Would they then be charged with murder? These sorts of strong-arm tactics over what are really small-time offenses is really unconscionable. After all they are the ones who arrived at the “thousands per song” penalty and so they are the ones who are forcing this to be a major crime.

By: Rico act

Rico act — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:31:06 +0000

Extortion. Plain and simple.

By: Voxleo

Voxleo — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:27:31 +0000

To quote Marvin the Martian:
“Oh, that wasn’t a bit nice…You have made me very angry… very angry indeed!”

This kind of crap makes me wanna put on spandex and fight crime! (Or wonder if its too late for law school at 36….) What about hooking her up with that Harvard Law professor and his students? Any headway there?

By: www.eZee.se

www.eZee.se — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:45:31 +0000

Really sad, god bless the Krugers for standing so strong for so long… against plain evil.

I hope some ‘big’ lawyer reads this and decides to help out… i think this case falls into the pool of really deserving ones that need help, if you can please give it to them…

By: Rabbit80

Rabbit80 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:30:53 +0000

Wow – Sad story…

Keep up the fight Brittany – I’m sure you will win in court!

It is about time the RIAA / MPAA were disbanded – The laws are there to protect people like Brittany, not to make the corporations money… It is about time that this was realised by law!