I want to see this happen to Odex/AVPA
"The Recording Industry
Association of America, which has become infamous for suing its own
customers over the last few years, is now itself facing possible
class action litigation for malicious prosecution - in other words,
falsely accusing individuals of downloading music from peer to peer
(P2P) networks, and filing suit to collect damages.
Back in June, after winning her initial case against the RIAA,
Oregon mother Tanya Anderson launched a second suit against the
RIAA - because taking a hard line with bullies is the only way to
stop their unacceptable behavior:
Former RIAA target Tanya Andersen has sued several major record
labels, the parent company of RIAA investigative arm MediaSentry,
and the RIAA's Settlement Support Center for malicious prosecution,
a development first reported by P2P litigation attorney Ray
Beckerman of Vandenberg & Feliu. Earlier this month, Andersen
and the RIAA agreed to dismiss the case against her with prejudice,
making her the prevailing party and eligible for attorneys
fees.
The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the District of
Oregon late last week and accuses the RIAA of a number of misdeeds,
including invasion of privacy, libel and slander, and deceptive
business practices.
Andersen is a disabled single mother residing in Oregon. In 2005,
she was sued by the RIAA for file-sharing, accused of sharing a
library of gangsta rap over Kazaa. She denied the allegations and
filed a counterclaim alleging fraud, racketeering, and deceptive
business practices by the record labels. "
