Defendant Paul Wilke has made a motion for summary judgment to dismiss Elektra v. Wilke, in Chicago federal court.
Motion for Summary Judgment*
In his motion Mr. Wilke states that
1. He is not "Paule Wilke" which is the name he was sued under.
2. He has never possessed on his computer any of the songs listed in exhibit A [the list of songs the RIAA's investigator downloaded] He only had a few of the songs from exhibit B [the screenshot] on his computer, and those were from legally purchased CD's owned by Mr. Wilke.
3. He has never used any "online media distribution system" to download, distribute, or make available for distribution, any of plaintiffs' copyrighted recordings.
Mr. Wilke is represented by Daliah Saper of Saper Law Offices 188 West Randolph, Suite 1705 Chicago, IL 60601 312.404.0066 dsaper@saperlaw.com
* Document available online at Internet Law & Regulation
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I think the RIAA wanted to dismiss, rather than have a summary judgement against them, and set a potential precedent of a consumer case leading to a formal "Not Guilty" Verdict. I bet they realize that their case is weak at best, and thought that dismissal was easier than oppose a summary judgement motion.
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