A surprising turn of events int the RIAA saga

Grimm · 01-27-2006, 01:10 PM

A Canadian record label is white knighting for a defentant to the RIAA suits.

Quote:

Canadian music giant funds battle against RIAA

Lawsuits should be shield not sword
By Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco
Published Friday 27th January 2006 02:32 GMT

Canada's biggest record label, publisher and management company is helping out a family sued by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)for copyright infringement.

The privately-owned Nettwerk Music Group is intervening, it says, because the songs downloaded by the Gruebel family include Avril Lavigne, a Nettwerk management client. Nettwerk will fund the Gruebel's defense.

"The current actions of the RIAA are not in my artists' best interests," said Nettwerk chief executive Terry McBride in a statement.

"Litigation is not 'artist development'. Litigation is a deterrent to creativity and passion and it is hurting the business I love."

Chicago lawyer Charles Lee Mudd will defend the Gruebels.

Mudd said the RIAA has "misapplied" the law and that lawsuits should be a "shield, not a sword".

The RIAA has demanded the family pay a $9,000 penalty, reduced to $4,500 if they pay up promptly. Nettwerk has vowed to foot the legal bill if it loses the case.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01...erk_sues_riaa/

That's gotta smart if you are the RIAA.

zero2dash · 01-27-2006, 01:37 PM

That is frickin' awesome.

God I hate the RIAA.

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zero2dash Commander Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Fenton, MO - but I wish I was at the beach. ANY beach. Posts: 1,367	That is frickin' awesome. God I hate the RIAA.

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