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

[Craig Partin]

On 7/17/07, Andrew Close <aclose at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
> <snip/>
>
> 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...

The point of the lawsuits is not to collect money.  The point is to
create fear among downloaders.