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I just found out a friend of mine is being sued for filesharing. pretty shitty, but thems the breaks.
that last paragraph is pretty bullshit imo
Times Argus
Article published Jul 25, 2007
Vt. man sued for illegal music downloads, piracy
Downloading songs such as "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" by The Clash and "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell has a Vermont man facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly illegally pirating music online and sharing it with others.
Several of the nation's leading music recording companies filed a federal lawsuit this month in Vermont against Devin Fitzgerald. The lawsuit does not provide an address or age for Fitzgerald. The lawsuit does state that the recording companies are "informed and believe" that Fitzgerald lives in Vermont.
The court filings also do not indicate if Fitzgerald has been served with a copy of the lawsuit.
The lawsuit is the second in the state the recording companies have brought against a Vermonter. Earlier this year, the same recording companies suing Fitzgerald reached an out-of-court confidential settlement with a Milton woman for allegedly illegally downloading their music and sharing it with others.
The two lawsuits are almost exactly alike, with many of the same allegations of copyright infringement.
Sean M. Gorman of Lebanon, N.H., an attorney representing the recording companies, could not be reached Tuesday for comment. He said in a prior interview in the earlier case that he could not comment on the lawsuits or how a defendant is selected for litigation.
The recording industry has filed scores of lawsuits this year across the country alleging the illegal downloading of online music, according to a report from The Associated Press. During the past nearly four years, the industry has filed more than 18,000 court complaints alleging music pirating, the AP reported.
Warner Bros. Records, Inc., SONY BMG Music Entertainment, UMG Recording Inc. and the Atlantic Recording Corp. filed the latest lawsuit against Fitzgerald in Vermont.
The lawsuit seeks an injunction against Fitzgerald, prohibiting him from downloading their copyrighted music. In addition, the lawsuit asked the court to impose a penalty for each illegally downloaded song by Fitzgerald. The lawsuit does not exactly state how many songs the recording companies allege Fitzgerald downloaded.
The lawsuit does list six songs that the companies say were included on CDs labeled with "proper notices of copyright" and which they say Fitzgerald downloaded.
The six songs, from six different CDs, listed in the lawsuit are:
# "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" by The Clash, SONY BMG Music Entertainment.
# "Pinch Me" by Barenaked Ladies, Warner Bros. Records Inc.
# "The Bad Touch" by Bloodhound Gang, UMG Recordings.
# "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell, UMG Recordings.
# "Wrong Way" by Sublime, UMG Recordings.
# "Heaven Is A Halfpipe" by OPM, Atlantic Recording Corp..
The five-page lawsuit said the recording companies "believe that (Fitzgerald), without the permission or consent of (the recording companies), has used, and continues to use, an online media distribution system to download the copyrighted recordings, to distribute the copyrighted recordings to the public, and/or make the copyrighted recordings available for distribution to others."
The lawsuit added that Fitzgerald's action has caused the recording companies "great and irreparable injury that cannot fully be compensated or measured in money."
Article published Jul 25, 2007
Vt. man sued for illegal music downloads, piracy
Downloading songs such as "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" by The Clash and "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell has a Vermont man facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly illegally pirating music online and sharing it with others.
Several of the nation's leading music recording companies filed a federal lawsuit this month in Vermont against Devin Fitzgerald. The lawsuit does not provide an address or age for Fitzgerald. The lawsuit does state that the recording companies are "informed and believe" that Fitzgerald lives in Vermont.
The court filings also do not indicate if Fitzgerald has been served with a copy of the lawsuit.
The lawsuit is the second in the state the recording companies have brought against a Vermonter. Earlier this year, the same recording companies suing Fitzgerald reached an out-of-court confidential settlement with a Milton woman for allegedly illegally downloading their music and sharing it with others.
The two lawsuits are almost exactly alike, with many of the same allegations of copyright infringement.
Sean M. Gorman of Lebanon, N.H., an attorney representing the recording companies, could not be reached Tuesday for comment. He said in a prior interview in the earlier case that he could not comment on the lawsuits or how a defendant is selected for litigation.
The recording industry has filed scores of lawsuits this year across the country alleging the illegal downloading of online music, according to a report from The Associated Press. During the past nearly four years, the industry has filed more than 18,000 court complaints alleging music pirating, the AP reported.
Warner Bros. Records, Inc., SONY BMG Music Entertainment, UMG Recording Inc. and the Atlantic Recording Corp. filed the latest lawsuit against Fitzgerald in Vermont.
The lawsuit seeks an injunction against Fitzgerald, prohibiting him from downloading their copyrighted music. In addition, the lawsuit asked the court to impose a penalty for each illegally downloaded song by Fitzgerald. The lawsuit does not exactly state how many songs the recording companies allege Fitzgerald downloaded.
The lawsuit does list six songs that the companies say were included on CDs labeled with "proper notices of copyright" and which they say Fitzgerald downloaded.
The six songs, from six different CDs, listed in the lawsuit are:
# "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" by The Clash, SONY BMG Music Entertainment.
# "Pinch Me" by Barenaked Ladies, Warner Bros. Records Inc.
# "The Bad Touch" by Bloodhound Gang, UMG Recordings.
# "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell, UMG Recordings.
# "Wrong Way" by Sublime, UMG Recordings.
# "Heaven Is A Halfpipe" by OPM, Atlantic Recording Corp..
The five-page lawsuit said the recording companies "believe that (Fitzgerald), without the permission or consent of (the recording companies), has used, and continues to use, an online media distribution system to download the copyrighted recordings, to distribute the copyrighted recordings to the public, and/or make the copyrighted recordings available for distribution to others."
The lawsuit added that Fitzgerald's action has caused the recording companies "great and irreparable injury that cannot fully be compensated or measured in money."
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