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Will the first ever RIAA Piracy trial get a do-over?

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The federal judge who oversaw the Recording Industry Association of America's lawsuit against Jammie Thomas said Thursday he might have erred with one of his instructions to the jury, and is considering granting a new trial.

Judge Davis has scheduled a July 1 hearing on the issue.

Full Story: http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/05/jammie-thomas-n.html
 
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Created Thu 15th May 4:51pm PDT by mork[Power User]
Suspended Tue 1st Jul 12:59am PDT : Suspend date reached
Unsuspended Mon 7th Jul 6:43pm PDT by ryanj[Admin]: The hearing regrading whether the case will get a do-over has been moved to Aug. 4
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Most definitely will :-/
posted 12 weeks ago
  2 markov
The RIAA's brutal bullying of their victims of lesser means is disgusting! It speaks to their failure to both attend to the true facilitators of the methods by which they suffer and the shifting mechanics of the information age. The SCUMBAGS in question clearly have sought control by way of fear. History is fraught with "men" of such questionable measure. May the recording companies and artists they represent richly and duly suffer for their attack upon their patrons and ultimately move on, as they must, to a new profit model.
posted 12 weeks ago
  3 mork[Power User]
Well said markov.

The free market is speaking and the RIAA will probably continue to try to intimidate people while their irrelevance becomes greater and greater.

When so many talented artists struggle to make a living while a select few of often untalented people are rolling in millions we should realize that something is way out of balance.

posted 12 weeks ago

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