[mythtv-users] A prediction is coming true, faster than I thought

[Andrew Close]

On 7/17/07, Joe Borne <joe.borne at gmail.com> wrote:
> A while back we had a discussion of how the current plight of the RIAA
> concerning enforcement of piracy/DRM might affect MythTV, and
> specifially the 5C encryption of channels.
>
> I've maintained from the start that the RIAA's path was suicidal and
> would eventually cost them more than it was worth. But up until now
> they have either intimidated people who were ignorant of their legal
> rights into paying, or they were simply stymied in court.
>
> But today all of that changed. As of today, someone has successfully
> fought the RIAA and then forced them to pay out for the malicious
> prosecution - to the tune of $68,000.
>
> http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/07/judge-awards-68000-in-attorneys-fees.html
>
> You can bet the MPAA is watching this. So are the ISP's, the cable
> companies and the content providers. Anyone else who gets sued by the
> RIAA will know about this with a simple google search.
>
> I thought it would be another 18 months before we saw this. It's good
> news it's happening now.

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i read a headline on Digg the other day that said something about the
RIAA spending several thousand dollars to sue a single mom for ~$300.
maybe i'm misstating that since i only read the headline.  but it
sounded like something silly that an idiotic bureaucracy would
pursue...