Just when you thought the RIAA had gotten the message about trying to "rig" cases in their favour, it looks like they got lucky here.
http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15851Incredibly, Richie Gabriel, the Colorado-based Holmes Owen and Bird attack lawyer used by Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG’s RIAA to terrorise scores of innocent American men, women and even children, has been named as a judge .
Richard Lance Gabriel takes his place on the Colorado bench as of July 1, says state governor Bill Rittter.
Gabriel has personally argued all of the RIAA’s main cases, including Elektra v Barker, Atlantic v Howell, Atlantic v Brennan, Capitol v Foster, Atlantic v Andersen, UMG v Lindor, and London-Sire v Doe 1, says Recording Industry vs The People’s Ray Beckerman who, as a lawyer defending RIAA victims, has himself crossed swords with Gabriel on many occasions.
Let us hope he will put aside his love of aiding extortion and act with the responsibilities of his new office, is that pigs flying by the window there ?
