[LINK] Do we have Rule 11 here?

[Jan Whitaker]

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "After receiving a 
Rule 11 Sanctions Motion (PDF) in a Houston, 
Texas, case, UMG Recordings v. Lanzoni, the RIAA 
lawyers thought better of proceeding with the 
case, and agreed to voluntarily dismiss the case 
'with prejudice', which means it is over and 
cannot be brought again. The defendant's motion 
papers detailed some of the RIAA's litigation 
history against innocent individuals, such as 
Capitol Records v. Foster and Atlantic Recording 
v. Andersen, and argued that the awarding of 
attorneys fees in those cases has not 
sufficiently deterred repetition of the 
misconduct, so that a stronger remedy ­ Rule 11 
sanctions ­ is now called for."

http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/25/1733206&from=rss

I don't know what a Rule 11 Sanctions Motion is, 
but I'm assuming it's some sort of extra cost to 
the plaintiff as if these are nuisance suits. 
I.e. RIAA needs to have better evidence.

iiNet, might be worth a shot here if you can find a Rule 11.

Jan


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