RIAA Can’t Take the Heat

Yes, the RIAA is still suing hapless college students. This time they have taken several Boston University students to court.

The RIAA has tried to block the introduction of an amicus curiae brief in that case citing an unrelated ‘mis-characterization’ by the third party. The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed the brief with a Boston Federal Court last week attempting to shed light on issues of copyright law and internet technology that should arise in the case. Needless to say, hurt feelings were not a legally sufficient objection and the brief was allowed.

The RIAA’s animus stems from the blog of an EFF member where he diagnosed the RIAA as “a cartel of multinational corporations [that] collude to abuse our judicial system, distort copyright law, and frighten ordinary working people and their children.”

As you can tell, it’s no mis-characterization.

Boston University students deserve to get sued.

Looks like Buys has some animus of his own.