Well, it looks like the someone gets what the RIAA is, and they’ve filed a class action suit claiming:
- negligence
- fraud and misrepresentation
- racketeering and corruption
- abuse of the legal process
- malicious prosecution
- outrage and intention to inflict emotional distress
- computer fraud and abuse
- trespass
- invasion of privacy
- libel and slander
- deceptive business practices
- misuse of copyright laws
- civil conspiracy.
I would argue that all of these accusations are to be accurate, and that there is a significant benefit to society if the RIAA, and it’s equally evil twin, the MPAA, are properly labeled as the racketeers that they truly are.
They are protection operations that prey on those too weak to defend themselves, doing things like trying to browbeat a 10 year old (see article), etc.
A monetary judgment would be nice, but I want to see jail time.