If the RIAA conctacts you and says that they have tracked you downloading illegal movies, what are the chances that they will sue you? A friend of mine was contacted by the RIAA via e-mail. Will he get fined and/or sued?
2007-03-08 16:59:45 · 4 answers · asked by creeklax05 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Sorry, not the RIAA, i was assuming that was the organization but it actually wasnt. Yeah my friend was notified through Comcast that they had recieved word from whatever the organization was that he had violated some law.
2007-03-08 17:17:32 · update #1
The letter said:
Comcast has received a notification by a copyright owner reporting an alleged infringment of one or more copyrighted works made on or over comcasts highspeed internet service. The works copyrighted by the copyright owner are: .......... comcast reminds you that the use of the service in any manner that constitutes an infringement of any copyrighted work is a violation of comcasts acceptable use policy and may result in termination of your service account.
what's going to happen to him... anybody know?
2007-03-08 17:35:22 · update #2
If it was comcast, chances are they are giving your friend a warning. If he keeps doing what he is doing the RIAA might contact him directly. What did the letter say?
2007-03-08 17:26:54 · answer #1 · answered by Virtual Crogs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Notice of Action under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.....ABuse number: ---
Dear comcast highspeed internet subscriber:
Comcast has received a notification by a copyright owner reporting an alleged infringment of one or more copyrighted works made on or over comcasts highspeed internet service. The works copyrighted by the copyright owner are: .......... comcast reminds you that the use of the service in any manner that constitutes an infringement of any copyrighted work is a violation of comcasts acceptable use policy and may result in termination of your service account. This is only a notice from comcast saying that some copyright owner has contacted comcast...so he hasnt her from the copyright owner yet. What do you think will happen to him? Sued? just a warning?
2007-03-09 01:46:06 · answer #2 · answered by boarder2999 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my experience, the RIAA contacts via certified mail with legal documentation. They do not generally email someone... at least, not that I have have ever heard of. If the RIAA goes through the trouble to contact someone through legal methods, they are going to sue.
Something is not right in this situation, however, as the RIAA represents the recording industry... music, not movies.
2007-03-09 01:15:40 · answer #3 · answered by Raeyne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where I live, in NJ, I deal with the courts a lot and I see lawsuits filed every week against illegal downloaders who live here. The suits are filed by the record company that owns the rights to the songs. I can only guess it's the same elsewhere.
2007-03-09 06:52:17 · answer #4 · answered by njyogibear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋