Due to the current RIAA blanket offensive against all they feel are pirates, little has seemed to slow the organization down...until Lindor. Now, the RIAA seems to be feeling the heat--and in no small part to Ray Beckerman's assistance. It appears the RIAA might have to divulge its pricing per track, something that could create a 'cap,' not unlike the cap on damages in U.S. tort reform. It is good to see someone get the RIAA to backpedal, and it would be nice to see some of the music industry's pricing operations exposed.
If successful, this could stem the flow of currently unmitigated RIAA "John Doe" lawsuits that request ISPs to turn over IP addresses for alleged violators (which used to only happen in cases where there was deliberate and obvious evidence of such activities like hacking), as a possible range of 'damage' per song would be limited to $2.80-$7.00 USD. Provided the RIAA could then prove someone illegally downloaded 10 songs (it has yet to prove anyone has done so, and where people defended themselves, they dropped the case), then would it be worth it to go after someone for a crummy $70? You make the call.
Thanks to RTV71 for finding and submitting the source article.
