RIAA Fails To Pay Legal Fees
As I've mentioned here many times before, the Recording Industry Association of America has been suing people it believes have been downloading and sharing music for nearly a decade. They have received some money from settlements, but also lost nearly every decision made in court. They owe a lot of money in attorneys fees to the defendants who successfully fended off the RIAA legal claims, and the RIAA is not paying that money.
In the case of the RIAA vs Deborah Foster, the defendant was awarded $68,000 in attorney fees by the Court. That money has not been paid by the RIAA, and they have not responded to requests for that money. Ms. Foster has requested a judgment from the Court in the matter.
Plaintiffs are required to pay the attorneys fees awarded by the Court to the defendant. The RIAA has not contested the decision or the amount of the fees, they have just ignored the ruling by the Court.
These facts should be considered by the Court in future cases involving the RIAA versus individuals accused of sharing digital music files. Those defendants would have to pay damages if the Court ruled against them, or a collection agency would take the amount of the damages from them. The RIAA apparently thinks that it is immune from Court decisions against them. Collection agencies should be dispatched immediately to seize assets of the RIAA equal to the amount they owe from Court decisions, and future Court rulings on similar matters should consider that only one side of the case plans on following the letter of the law, and it's not the side with billions of dollars in its pocket.
Recording Industry vs The People
In the case of the RIAA vs Deborah Foster, the defendant was awarded $68,000 in attorney fees by the Court. That money has not been paid by the RIAA, and they have not responded to requests for that money. Ms. Foster has requested a judgment from the Court in the matter.
Plaintiffs are required to pay the attorneys fees awarded by the Court to the defendant. The RIAA has not contested the decision or the amount of the fees, they have just ignored the ruling by the Court.
These facts should be considered by the Court in future cases involving the RIAA versus individuals accused of sharing digital music files. Those defendants would have to pay damages if the Court ruled against them, or a collection agency would take the amount of the damages from them. The RIAA apparently thinks that it is immune from Court decisions against them. Collection agencies should be dispatched immediately to seize assets of the RIAA equal to the amount they owe from Court decisions, and future Court rulings on similar matters should consider that only one side of the case plans on following the letter of the law, and it's not the side with billions of dollars in its pocket.
Recording Industry vs The People