Friday, February 03, 2006

SONY BMG Withdraws from Atlantic v. Does

SONY BMG, along with BMG Music, Arista Records, and Loud Records, has voluntarily dropped out of the Atlantic v. Does 1-25 case in Manhattan federal court.

Notice of Voluntary Dismissal

SONY BMG had voluntarily dismissed its claims, last week, in Elektra v. Barker.

No explanation for the voluntary discontinuance has been given.

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3 comments:

eclectica said...

I am wondering if Sony BMG is dropping its lawsuit due to bad publicity with the DRM rootkits found in CDs it was selling.

raybeckerman said...

The case was probably dismissed as to the other 24 defendants because the internet service provider went ahead and gave RIAA the name and address information they were seeking as to those defendants.

I do not believe any of the other John Does have appeared, or are contesting. They are probably not even aware they are defendants in a lawsuit in Manhattan, which is probably thousands of miles from where they live.

raybeckerman said...

I am hoping the courts will start assessing big attorneys fee awards against them, but that won't happen unless people fight back -- like Mr. "Doe" has done.