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RIAA Fights to Avoid Attorney Fees in Dismissed Piracy Lawsuit
Topic: Intellectual Property 12:28 pm EDT, Oct 20, 2007

"The music-industry lobbying-and-litigation arm is protesting a federal magistrate's recommendation that it cough up hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees for an Oregon woman. Tanya Andersen, 42, says she racked up the expenses defending against an RIAA infringement lawsuit that was ultimately dismissed for lack of evidence.

The RIAA dropped the case this summer against Andersen, months after concluding her hard drive didn't contain any purloined music tracks. The RIAA sued her two years ago, alleging a Kazaa shared directory that linked to her internet-protocol address was unlawfully distributing thousands of songs -- a case Andersen's lawyers decried as "frivolous."

The RIAA is arguing in court documents that the association shouldn't have to pay defense counsel fees, because Andersen is probably guilty anyway...
Andersen's lawyers said Thursday their legal fees could surpass the $222,000..."

RIAA Fights to Avoid Attorney Fees in Dismissed Piracy Lawsuit



 
 
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