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

[David Frascone]

On 7/17/07, Allan Stirling <Dibblahmythml0015 at pendor.org> wrote:
>
> Kevin Hulse wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 17, 2007 at 10:35:38AM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
> >> On Jul 17, 2007, at 8:41 AM, Joe Borne wrote:
> >>> 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.
> >> I suspect they'll appeal the ruling.
> >
> >       This is true. However, most people don't register anything
> > beyond the initial verdict. This will still stand as David managing
> > to give Goliath a black eye. The PR damage is done and can't be
> > undone.
>
> This is completely off-topic, even having read the entire
> document, but the assumptions here seem unjustified.
>
> The defendant (as far as my limited legal knowledge goes)
> paid her legal council the sum of $100,000 give or take.
>
> She gets $68,000 reimbursed by the courts.
>
> So isn't she in fact $22k worse off than if the case never
> took place?


Or, $32k, if the math was correct :)

-Dave



-- 
David Frascone

Scrute the inscrutable, eff the ineffable.
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