This is good news folks, after picking their usual victims, the poor, the old , disabled folks , and sometimes even the dead
, the recording industry extortion machine has met with yet another victim who stood firm and has prevailed against the financial muscle of the cartel.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070604-riaa-throws-in-the-towel-in-atlantic-v-andersen.htmlOne of the most notorious file-sharing cases is drawing to a close. Both parties in Atlantic v. Andersen have agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, which means that Tanya Andersen is the prevailing party and can attempt to recover attorneys fees.
Tanya Andersen was originally sued by the RIAA in 2005. She's a disabled single mother with a nine-year-old daughter living in Oregon; she was targeted by the music industry for downloading gangster rap over Kazaa under the handle "gotenkito." She denied engaging in piracy and in October 2005, she filed a countersuit accusing the record industry of racketeering, fraud, and deceptive business practices, among other things.
With the original RIAA complaint has dismissed, Andersen told Ars Technica in an e-mail that the counterclaim is "now standing on its own," meaning that she will still have the opportunity to argue her counterclaims before the court. Given the allegations she has made, prevailing with the counterclaim could prove even more troubling to the RIAA.
This is the second case where its likely to lead to a payout for the victim, and rightly so, one poor guy had a heart attack over the industries false claims, I hope this case and others will provide enough ammunition to stop these abuses of legal practice and restore the balance of justice, a case should always be settled on its merits , not by who has the biggest slush fund and most expensive lawyers.
