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[ARSCLIST] Defending an "infringer"
From Bootlegtalk and if not altogether relevant here, perhaps enjoyable
to many:
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(from The Register)
Canada's biggest record label, publisher and
management company is helping out a family sued by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)for
copyright infringement.
The privately-owned Nettwerk Music Group is
intervening, it says, because the songs downloaded by
the Gruebel family include Avril Lavigne, a Nettwerk
management client. Nettwerk will fund the Gruebel's
defense.
"The current actions of the RIAA are not in my
artists' best interests," said Nettwerk chief
executive Terry McBride in a statement.
"Litigation is not 'artist development'. Litigation is
a deterrent to creativity and passion and it is
hurting the business I love."
Chicago lawyer Charles Lee Mudd will defend the
Gruebels.
Mudd said the RIAA has "misapplied" the law and that
lawsuits should be a "shield, not a sword".
The RIAA has demanded the family pay a $9,000 penalty,
reduced to $4,500 if they pay up promptly. Nettwerk
has vowed to foot the legal bill if it loses the case.
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Mike
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