In the past, it's been noted that the RIAA has curiously avoided suing any Harvard students, with one of the theories being that Harvard had made it quite clear to the RIAA that it would fight back hard. And, with Harvard law school at its disposal, and various professors there indicating that they had serious legal problems with the RIAA's strategy, the RIAA simply decided to ignore any file sharing going on at that prestigious university.
However, for RIAA critic and well known law professor, Charles Nesson, waiting around for the RIAA to sue someone at Harvard was getting boring, so he went out and found a case to participate in. Along with two third year law students, Nesson has hit back hard on the RIAA's efforts in a court filing, where it's noted that the very basis for many of the RIAA's lawsuits is very likely unconstitutional.
I've read through that at least three times now, not because it's complicated, but because it's so damned
entertaining. And unlike the
characterization of RIAA activities to RICO, this is interesting because it's so much more plausible. Plausible, Hell, it's right. I don't think anyone really believes that the RIAA is out for anything beyond self-interest, and they've absolutely picked a strategy of targeting the vulnerable (broke).
I think this is about to be the legal equivalent to He-Man wrestling midgets. Fun to watch, tickets always sell, and part of a long-standing foundation of our republic.
Maybe just my republic.
i always wondered why he-man wore pink