p2pnet (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
... report it as though it’s fact. p2pnet has written about the number of the file sharing cases but Tanya Andersen’s stands out as an example of what can be achieved against the multi-billion-dollar labels. Below is a digest, by no means complete, of p2pnet stories featuring her and her lawyer, Lory Lybeck, as they fought, and continue to fight, Vivendi Universal (France), Sony BMG (Japan...
ShoutWire.com (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
A federal judge is awarding Tanya Andersen, who defeated the Recording Industry Association of America's file sharing lawsuit, $108,000 in legal fees to compensate for defending herself against the RIAA.
AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
It's been nearly 3 years since the RIAA brought a copyright infringement suit against Tanya Andersen accusing her of sharing files illegally on KaZaA, and nearly a year since she was awarded lawyer fees related to the case after it was dismissed with prejudice . Recording industry lawyers characterize Ms. Andersen's claims against them as an attempt to game the system, but the...
p2pnet (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
p2pnet news | RIAA News:- The RIAA have had their chance. Now it’s Tanya’s turn. p2pnet posted that towards the end of last month, the subject being efforts exerted by Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG’s RIAA to avoid paying Tanya —- Tanya Andersen, the Oregon mother who, with her lawyers Lory Lybeck and Ben [...]
Recording Industry vs The People (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
In Atlantic v. Andersen , the District Judge has rejected the objections of both sides , and adopted the Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation awarding Tanya Andersen $107,834 in attorneys fees and disbursements. June 24, 2008, order adopting Magistrate's report awarding defendant $107,834 in attorneys fees and disbursements* * Document published online at Internet Law &...
Threat Level (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
A federal judge is awarding Tanya Andersen, who defeated the Recording Industry Association of America's file sharing lawsuit, $108,000 in legal fees to compensate for defending herself against the RIAA. The award, made public Wedesday by U.S. District Judge James A. Redden of Oregon, marks...
p2pnet (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... at the hands of a determined mom. Last May, an Oregon court ordered Atlantic Records to pay Tanya Andersen more than $108K in attorneys fees after it wrongfully accused her of being a music pirate. The record company dropped its case shortly before Andersen accused them of hiring investigators to stalk her 8-year-old daughter and pretend to be the girl’s grandmother to extract...
p2pnet (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
p2pnet news | RIAA News:- If Tanya Andersen is an example of what a couple of brave and determined people can achieve against Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG and their RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), the attack on another single mother, Jammie Thomas, epitomises just how far the Big 4 record [...]
Digital Media Wire (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
Portland, Ore. - A federal judge has awarded an Oregon woman $107,834 in attorneys' fees to compensate for her expenses in a file-sharing copyright lawsuit that the record labels eventually dropped. The attorney for exonerated defendant Tanya Andersen had sought nearly $300,000 in attorneys' fees, while lawyers for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) had argued that...
The Consumerist (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
When you read stories like like Tanya Andersen's and consider the countless others who have been wrongfully targeted by trade groups like the RIAA, it becomes evident that the system by which DMCA... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Tiny Mix Tapes (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Here's TMT's irreverent recap of recent Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) activity: 1. RIAA Ordered to Pay Fees of Accused Pirate Not long ago we could have reported that the saga between the RIAA and Tanya Andersen and Tanya Andersen and the RIAA was continuing with no end or excitement in sight, but now we have word that this sorry mess may indeed be coming...
Technology & Marketing Law Blog (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
By Eric Goldman Copyright * Google says it isn't settling the Viacom lawsuit (I don't believe it). * Interesting juxtaposition: (1) Chronicle of Higher Education: How It Does It: The RIAA Explains How It Catches Alleged Music Pirates and (2) BusinessWeek ran a lengthy retrospective on Tanya Andersen's battle against the RIAA, including her beefs against the RIAA’s investigation and enforcement...
