Comments on: Just Like That, the RIAA Stops Harassing Downloaders

By: tom

tom — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:50:49 +0000

Now we are harassed by our internet provider with threats.
We can loose our internet connection without being convicted of anything,

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Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:51:47 +0000

[…] receive warning letters if their activities are suspicious. This is the other shoe dropping after the RIAA’s announcement¬†in December 2008 that it would no longer go after individual downloaders (mainly young, […]

By: JBrewton

JBrewton — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:03:51 +0000

Seems like an awful lot of posturing on the part of the RIAA. I’m especially in agreement with Lewis’s note about the classification of file-sharing/downloading as being illegal. Seems to me that the RIAA is passing the buck along to the ISPs while still leaving the door open to litigation where they see fit…convenient. I too hope that Professor Nesson has an opportunity to make his case for Tenenbaum in court.

By: Jiangwei Pan

Jiangwei Pan — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:54:20 +0000

It seems to be a good news for people like me who are going to the US from China, where music sharing and downloading will never break the law. And we use IPs dynamically allocated by ISP, so it is harder to find the downloader by IP address.

By: Harry Lewis

Harry Lewis — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:41:28 +0000

Turns out that, as a matter of law, the counterclaim is independent of the original litigation. Even if RIAA dropped its action against Tenenbaum, the counterclaim could continue and the constitutionality question could be tested. (I am informed by experts that this is the way the law works — but I have no idea what intention either side may have.)

By: Tyler Moore

Tyler Moore — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:12:22 +0000

Joel Tenenbaum and Charles Nesson may yet have their day in court. According to the WSJ article, “the RIAA said it plans to continue with outstanding lawsuits.”