Posted by  Tom Barger in on October 29, 2004 at 8:02 PM
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Edited By Jonathan Cohen. October 29, 2004, 10:50 AM ET
RIAA Files 750 Infringement Suits
http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000694363
The Recording Industry Association of America yesterday (Oct. 28) brought a new round of copyright-infringement lawsuits against 750 file sharers, including 25 users on 13 university campuses.
As with all 10 rounds of lawsuits filed so far this year, the RIAA is utilizing the "John Doe" litigation process, which is used to sue defendants whose names are not known.
The RIAA also filed an additional 213 lawsuits against named defendants -- individuals who were already identified through the litigation process and then declined or ignored overtures from the trade group to settle the case before it proceeded further. Those lawsuits were filed in federal district courts in 35 states.
The file sharers sued today were using unauthorized peer-to-peer services such as eDonkey, Kazaa, LimeWire and Grokster.
The latest round brings the total number of alleged infringers sued by the RIAA this year to 6,504.
-- Bill Holland, Washington, D.C.
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User Comments
 TheSherminator
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Date: October 29, 2004 @ 8:28 PM
"...sued by the RIAA this year to 6,504."
Given approximately 60 million users, that's .01084% of P2P users. Slowly, but surely, they'll get everyone by the end of time. It ain't workin'.
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 battousai99
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Date: October 29, 2004 @ 8:34 PM
"The file sharers sued today were using unauthorized peer-to-peer services such as eDonkey, Kazaa, LimeWire and Grokster."
So now Kazaa and the others are "unauthorized." So does that mean I need Cary Sue's permission to install software on my own computer in my own home for my personal use?
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 ShadowMom
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Date: October 29, 2004 @ 8:54 PM
In their universe, you betcha.
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 CodeWarrior
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Date: October 29, 2004 @ 10:17 PM
They love that 750 number. Yeah, the RIAA really is helping the music industry with these suits...NOT!
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pepe512000
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Date: October 29, 2004 @ 10:20 PM
Here's an action plan...the riaa should start recieving letters that tell them 10 people will sign up for a p2p program, for every person they bring a lawsuit against. Tit for tat....I'm in my nasty mode tonight.
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awehr
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Date: October 29, 2004 @ 10:21 PM
they can remove grokster from the list now.
People will stop using it when they realize 1/5 of the songs they search for are drm'ed crap theyre forced to pay for.
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ShadowMom
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Date: October 29, 2004 @ 10:51 PM
Yeah, I don't get this....first, they beat them in court, and now they're teaming up with them? Do I smell a sellout, or what?
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DeadMan2003
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Date: October 30, 2004 @ 12:45 AM
and they get ,less and less coverage each time they blow the sue em all trumpet. People are bored of the same tired announcement. It's not news anymore.
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awehr
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Date: October 30, 2004 @ 5:30 AM
SHERMINATOR:
at that rate they wont get them by the end of time either.
Given an average of 1.5 offspring per "pirate", that percentage you quoted will go down as they are raised under the "EEEVIL" piratical ways.
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Jazzmary2U
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Date: October 30, 2004 @ 11:49 AM
Here's your chance. This is political.. VOTE the garbage OUT. Now.
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CodeWarrior
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Date: October 30, 2004 @ 1:08 PM
JazzMary2U....
right on!
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TheSherminator
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Date: October 30, 2004 @ 1:20 PM
lol awehr.
I think you're right.
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dubbsakk
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Date: October 30, 2004 @ 7:34 PM
oh please not one of them has been to court
and they dont even have the lawyers and the resources to even suue 600 people
trhey are bluffing and even if i got sued i have no job and they wont get shit out fof me
these riaa people dont have a damn clue
they dont understand the concept of fair use
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 Gothic-Angel
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Date: October 31, 2004 @ 1:23 AM
Some of those suits were here at ISU. I will try and reach some of the victims.
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freeforall
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Date: October 31, 2004 @ 3:44 PM
dubbsak>>>>even if i got sued i have no job and they wont get shit out fof me
According to George Bush...you should be working the economy grew 3.5%
Maybe he lies?
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TheSherminator
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Date: November 1, 2004 @ 3:39 AM
a 3.5% growth in the overall economy means the unemployment rate reaches 0%? Please.
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squalid
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Date: November 1, 2004 @ 10:34 AM
ofcourse bush lies, its part of being a politician.
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