New case filed in Omaha, Nebraska accuses individual of illegally “making available” 9 audio files.
Despite claims of “peace in our time,” according to Ray Beckerman of Recording Industry vs the People, the RIAA is still suing suspected file-sharers. In documents filed in the Federal District Court in Omaha, Nebraska, defendant Shaun Adams is accused of illegally “making available” 9 copyrighted audio files using Limewire back on March 8th, 2007.
Now RIAA head Mitch Bainwol has said previously that the RIAA would not initiate any new file-sharing cases, and merely finish those already in progress. The cutoff date was last August however, and a number of the cases, such as this one against Adams, weren’t even filed yet.
So it makes one wonder if the whole “no more lawsuits” promise isn’t some sort of preconceived PR campaign to make people think it’s mended it’s ways when it really hasn’t. It can continue to sue suspected file-sharers and claim that it’s merely finishing up those that were already in the works. Trouble is, the RIAA has about as much credibility as George W. Bush.
Stay tuned.
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