] New York, NY - NBC announced it will be expanding its
] successful Law and Order franchise with a fifth series
] called Law and Order: RIAA which focuses on an elite
] division of New York police who are teamed with RIAA
] lawyers.
]
] Lars Ulrich will star as a gritty New York detective and
] John Amos will play the chief RIAA lawyer. "Since most
] file sharing cases are civil and only consist of serving
] subpoenas, we had to take some liberties much like the
] RIAA," said creator Dick Wolf.
]
] "Not only will each episode feature a tense tracking and
] capture of a copyright violator, but also a performance
] by the artist being violated," explained Wolf.