riaa scrapes the bottom of the barrel
August 14th, 2006 by Dave Allen
Boy, the music industry sure knows how to win good press. In this post from the Recording Industry vs The People blog, they report that “In Michigan, in Warner Bros. v. Scantlebury, after learning that the defendant had passed away, the RIAA made a motion to stay the case for 60 days in order to allow the family time to “grieve”, after which time they want to start taking depositions of the late Mr. Scantlebury’s children.” Nice.
July 21st, 2007 at 10:17 am
[...] So my buddy Alex Maiolo over on the east coast sent out an email making me aware of the battle going on in our own backyard here between Tanya Anderson, her 10 year old daughter Kylee and the RIAA. Alex writes “Have y’all seen this? - Suburban mom falsely accused of downloading violent lyric rap and other unlikely songs? Strong armed by the RIAA and even hit with RICO charges???? Looks like the RIAA and some major labels are getting ready to get hit with even *more* negative publicity.” The complaint is a good read for those inclined to look over legal papers. My favorite part in the disclosure is when Ms Anderson’s lawyers write - “The true nature of Defendant RIAA’s corporate form is unknown…” Anyway, the full complaint is here. This reminds me of when the RIAA sued a dead guy. [...]
July 21st, 2007 at 10:23 am
[...] So my buddy Alex Maiolo over on the east coast sent out an email making me aware of the battle going on in our own backyard here between Tanya Anderson, her 10 year old daughter Kylee and the RIAA. Alex writes “Have y’all seen this? - Suburban mom falsely accused of downloading violent lyric rap and other unlikely songs? Strong armed by the RIAA and even hit with RICO charges???? Looks like the RIAA and some major labels are getting ready to get hit with even *more* negative publicity.” The complaint is a good read for those inclined to look over legal papers. My favorite part in the disclosure is when Ms Anderson’s lawyers write - “The true nature of Defendant RIAA’s corporate form is unknown…” Anyway, the full complaint is here. This reminds me of when the RIAA sued a dead guy. [...]