tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post6611219749588568186..comments2024-03-22T03:28:24.897-04:00Comments on Recording Industry vs The People: Attorneys fee appeal in Lava v Amurao rejected by "summary order"raybeckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11063235302436280455noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-81356205699025928672009-11-18T00:14:26.063-05:002009-11-18T00:14:26.063-05:00I wonder what evidence the judge relied upon when ...I wonder what evidence the judge relied upon when concluding that the "We downloaded ..." language persuaded plaintiffs to keep going in their case.<br /><br />Also, is the judge not misconstruing Amurao's views on awarding fees? AFAIK the claim was never that fees /must/ be awarded in copyright cases like this. Rather, if attorneys don't get paid, they don't work, and that means innocent defendants are unjustly coerced into settling. For the system to be just, it seems judges should lean towards -- but not be forced to award -- attorneys fees in these cases.<br /><br />XYZZYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-10572983721177744742009-11-16T16:45:14.585-05:002009-11-16T16:45:14.585-05:00For those of us less skilled in the legal arts:
W...For those of us less skilled in the legal arts:<br /><br />Why a summary order in this case? What would cause an appellate court not to issue a normal order?<br /><br />How quickly is "quickly" when determining how fast the cartel moved to dismiss the case?<br /><br />So, all innocent people being sued by the cartel may or may not get attorney's fees, depending on how many donuts the judge had that morning? Nice statute-writing there, if that's the case.<br /><br />- AndrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com