RIAA Gets Owned

An Oklahoma woman stood up to the threats and intimidation that the RIAA used to try and extort money from her.

She won, and now she has been awarded court costs.

On July 13, 2006 the Oklahoma court ordered the RIAA's claims against Foster be dismissed with prejudice and ruled she was eligible to be awarded attorneys fees. The court was skeptical that "an internet-illiterate parent, who does not know Kazaa from a kazoo" could be liable for copyright infringement committed by someone else using her internet account.

There are legitimate concerns about misuse of the RICO statutes, but its use against the RIAA's thugs would be a "slam dunk."