The RIAA has demanded action against Madster over it’s refusal to comply with a court order to filter. Johnny Deep of Madster said it was impractical to block large numbers of copyright songs from being traded through the Madster service.
Under the court order if Madster does not filter within 5 days of the RIAA paying the court a $500,000 bond (which has been paid) then it must shut down. The RIAA are demanding a large fine or for Madster to be shut down.
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About 2 years ago the RIAA and AOL launched a series of lawsuits directed at Aimster. The copyright lawsuit by AOL resulted in Aimster been Renamed Madster. The ongoing lawsuit by the RIAA has been hard fought by Madster chief Johnny Deep. It has resulted in him filling for personal bankruptcy and parting company with his lawyer. The Judge recently ordered the RIAA to explain how Madster could filter copyrighted material. The RIAA submitted a document explaining how to filter on the network. The Judge then gave Madster several days to respond to the document. After several extensions where given to respond, all Madster said was that it could not filter. The Judge sided with the RIAA and told Madster to filter the way the RIAA said it could. The judge ordered the RIAA to pay the court $500,000 in the form of a bond so the court could ensure compliance. After the payment was made Madster was given 5 days to filter. Madster did not comply with the order. Under the injunction Madster must shut down if it fails to comply with the order.
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