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Poltifar

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The RIAA Strikes Again, gains +10,000 SuperVillainy XP
« on: March 13, 2011, 05:28:07 am »
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110311/06521713462/judge-rejects-riaas-attempt-to-claim-trillions-damages-limewire.shtml

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"Plaintiffs are suggesting an award that is more money than the entire music recording industry has made since Edison's invention of the phonograph in 1877," Wood wrote, citing a Lime Group court filing referring to the inventor Thomas Edison. She called this an "absurd result."


... WHAT.

What is even the point of asking for so much money? Are the people running the RIAA just not giving a shit anymore and going along with the whole Dr Evil image?
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Re: The RIAA Strikes Again, gains +10,000 SuperVillainy XP
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2011, 06:18:50 am »
They pretty clearly aren't expecting money. It looks like they're making a show of force and don't care about popular support.

Or were trying to, anyway. Yaaaay judge.
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Re: The RIAA Strikes Again, gains +10,000 SuperVillainy XP
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2011, 07:27:26 am »
The pen that demand was written with was so outraged by its misuse it came to life and lodged itself in the eye of its torturer.

In a better world, anyway.
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Re: The RIAA Strikes Again, gains +10,000 SuperVillainy XP
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2011, 07:31:08 am »
Quote from: Blargityblarg on March 13, 2011, 07:27:26 am
The pen that demand was written with was so outraged by its misuse it came to life and lodged itself in the eye of its torturer.

In a better world, anyway.
In this world, it just thought "The hell?"
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Re: The RIAA Strikes Again, gains +10,000 SuperVillainy XP
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2011, 09:35:42 am »
...Yeah.  Short of starting a world war, I'm not sure how you could do that much damage.
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« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2011, 11:21:34 am »
Quote from: Leafsnail on March 13, 2011, 09:35:42 am
...Yeah.  Short of starting a world war, I'm not sure how you could do that much damage.
Excuse me, I have a few calls to make...
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Re: The RIAA Strikes Again, gains +10,000 SuperVillainy XP
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2011, 11:39:09 am »
Generally the judges tend to go along with the RIAA for a lot of their endeavors, but this time I'm getting a mental image of a judge facepalming.
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« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2011, 12:40:54 pm »
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Re: The RIAA Strikes Again, gains +10,000 SuperVillainy XP
« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2011, 01:36:28 pm »
Quote from: Akura on March 13, 2011, 12:40:54 pm
Quote from: freeformschooler on March 13, 2011, 11:39:09 am
but this time I'm getting a mental image of a judge facepalming.
Spoiler: I want to say this wasn't what I was going for, but it kinda was (click to show/hide)
Tell me that's a screenshot from FFXII, because that seems very fitting. I recognize the armor of a Judge.
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« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2011, 01:52:05 pm »
It is.
Spoiler: All the more fitting because (click to show/hide)
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Re: The RIAA Strikes Again, gains +10,000 SuperVillainy XP
« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2011, 07:07:37 pm »
Hey, everyone else is posting pictures about this. Guess I should too before I miss out!
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« Last Edit: March 13, 2011, 07:10:06 pm by woose1 »
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