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RIAA faces class-action lawsuit for illegal investigations
Yet another lawsuit has been hurled towards the RIAA. This one, which seeks class-action status, was brought about by another one of the RIAA's former targets, a woman from Oregon, Tanya Anderson.
The suit alleges, among other things, that the RIAA used low and downright illegal tactics to pry information out of people. It also claims that the RIAA and MediaSentry both know they are using illegal tactics and have flawed investigations:
MediaSentry and the RIAA know that their investigations are illegal and flawed. MediaSentry is not licensed or registered to conduct private investigation of private US citizens. Moreover, in a March 2004 sworn deposition MediaSentry's then president admitted to various serious flaws in the investigative scheme which all Defendants know result in misidentification of individuals.
On top of that, the suit also claims the company as a whole uses fraud, trespasses and invades the privacy of individuals all to forward their goal of maintaining a music monopoly. A lot of people have come to that conclusion without being sued or suing the RIAA, though clearly we are seeing more and more people standing up not only for themselves, but for any potential future targets of the RIAA. You can read more about the suit from the RIVP blog.
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User Comments (4)
Post a comment| beef_jerky4104 on August 18, 2007 2:07 AM | Good I hate the RIAA.
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| PanicX on August 20, 2007 1:57 AM | Yeah, but lawyers love them.
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| beef_jerky4104 on August 20, 2007 5:31 AM | But lawyers don't have emotions right?
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| phantasm66 on August 20, 2007 8:00 AM | This has been coming a long time. The RIAA is clearly using scare tactics, and picking on poor folk like students who can't afford to properly defend themselves. Its about spreading fear. Its about intimidation. People only resort to those weapons when they know they are facing a loosing battle.
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