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Originally posted by Anne Elk
My brother has been sued. In the letter they offered to settle for $4500. In the first phone call it dropped to $3000. While doing some research he discovered that there was an amnesty period, where you could comply with a list of RIAA demands and register. Doing so removed you from their to-be-sued-list. Turns out he complied with amnesty website requirements. Does he have a shot at getting the amount reduced even though he didn't register (didn't know about it)? I know, I know, ignorance isn't a defense, but hey, it's my brother, and he's a good kid who doesn't have $3000.
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Probably not.
Why not defend him? Answer, send them piles of discovery along with the answer, request open dates for all their execs' depos, demand their proof on his downloading . . . . .
Then offer them a grand.
(Keep in mind I have no idea the real risk of actually trying the case. What do they get if they win? Some per-song amount?)
