Comments on: RIAA mass lawsuits ‘improper’

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 04:53:46 +0000

A Spanish cout in the Alicante provinve has just foud two peddler of pirated cds and dvds guilty. Thre peddlers were arrested in possesion of 1,000 cds and dvds. A fine of 360 euros (about $500) was given to the sellers. No jail term is mentioned. Although 7,500 in eros were requested as damages, no damages were awarded to the Spanish RIAA/MPAA equivalent combo, because, as the judge stated, the economic theory that the sale of pirated disks reduced the actual sales of the original cds and dvds is not valid. The court decided, says the story, that the sales of legal records is not reduced by pirate records.

Iam pointing out this story to contrast the soft approach in Spain to selling copied disks to the absurd thinking of RIAA/MPAA/Bush Administration for personal not-for-profit copying and sharing.

BTW, not-for-profit copying and sharing is legal in Spain.

Read here (spanish)
http://www.rebelion.org/noticia.php?id=21778

Rafael Venegas
htp://www.gvenegas.com

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 20:21:20 +0000

That is the first sensible political statement I have read on the internet and you have both parties pegged.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 12:09:06 +0000

The RIAA should be made to pay court costs for clogging up the states time.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 07:37:15 +0000

YES!!!!! The more the people defend themselves in the courts, the less they will be pushed around and persecuted.

LET MY PEOPLE GO!!!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:50:56 +0000

“Since these decisions are from 2004, and since judicial precedents are usually followed by lawyers, it is a bit difficult for me to understand why the RIAA has been proceeding as though Judge Newcomer’s decisions do not exist.”

Here is the explanation: Judges do as they see fit.
My family had two lawsuits against two different publishers. The facts of the cases were altogether different. None of Judge Newcomer’s criteria for joining cases were present. The lawyer of one publisher lied and said the two cases were identical, when in fact they were altogether different. The judge joined the cases.

Details here (search for “joinder”):
http://rafa_venegas.web.prdigital.com/fuste-opinon-analysis.htm

Rafael Venegas
http://www.gvenegas.com

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:47:23 +0000

The judge who made this ruling probably know that he is under the scruteny of website and blogs like this one. People are beginning to get fed up with overbearing judges, and many judges are afraid that their deads will be brought to public light.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:42:37 +0000

Simple. they don’t believe the law applies to them. they are above the law.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 23:34:15 +0000

If the Republicratic faction were to have its way, individuals would not be able to sue corporations, but the corporations would still be able to sue anybody at will, also the corporations would be legally allowed to do ANYTHING they want. If the Demican faction has its way, all rights would be converted to privileges which would be given and denied at the whim of even the lowest of officails. Either faction would continue to export jobs, money, and power to other despotic governments. This is the reason why we need a change in government. Let’s kick the Democratic-Republican PARTY out!!!!!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 23:19:32 +0000

Their trying to sue hundreds & thousands of people at the same time has to be one of the most idiotic wastes of court time ever seen. Tort reform is needed against corporate lawsuits, not individual lawsuits. Of course, the press trots out suits by people to “expose” frivolous suing & ignores the more prevalent corporate versions.