tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post6260339749344405314..comments2024-03-22T03:28:24.897-04:00Comments on Recording Industry vs The People: Tanya Andersen awarded $107,834 in attorneys feesraybeckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11063235302436280455noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-41376377823319793572008-05-16T08:58:00.000-04:002008-05-16T08:58:00.000-04:00Congratulations to Tanya and to the others in futu...Congratulations to Tanya and to the others in future cases that are helped by this win against the RIAA's "campaign of terror"!<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>ArtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-10846025305193651982008-05-15T18:53:00.000-04:002008-05-15T18:53:00.000-04:00Looking at p15, $948 appears to be the correct fig...Looking at p15, $948 appears to be the correct figure - the claimed hours were reduced <I>by</I> 25.5h rather than <I>to</I> 25.5h.<BR/><BR/>-REAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-29550993635801762722008-05-15T13:36:00.000-04:002008-05-15T13:36:00.000-04:00Does my calculator not work? Page 30 under "Fees A...Does my calculator not work? Page 30 under "Fees Awarded" the court seems to allow 25.5 hours for Paralegals at $120 per hour for a total of $948? I calculate $3,060.<BR/><BR/>But who really cares about an extra $2k, right?<BR/><BR/>-MikeSpinningCyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04762378180393610282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-12049823685041155462008-05-15T11:10:00.000-04:002008-05-15T11:10:00.000-04:00It's clearly not enough. Either lawyers completel...It's clearly not enough. Either lawyers completely overvalue their work, never expecting to get paid more than a fraction of it - or the courts who set these awards don't feel the lawyers are honest in their billings and trim them back at every possible opportunity.<BR/><BR/>Or perhaps the courts generally feel sympathy for the Plaintiffs when they lose, and don't want to add financial insult to injury - although this award certainly doesn't hurt the RIAA in the least.<BR/><BR/>-DMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-54953348271216801932008-05-15T10:48:00.000-04:002008-05-15T10:48:00.000-04:00Does this actually cover her lawyers fees? In this...Does this actually cover her lawyers fees? In this day and age, $100,000 seems rather paltry. Am I wrong?<BR/>RJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com