Breaking news: Judge orders sanctions in Atlantic v. Howell
Posted by Dan on August 27, 2008Can a game publisher sue people for attempted copyright infringement? If the RIAA is any indication, they might end up being able to.
CNet news, which seems to lately have an eye on games law cases, is reporting that a federal judge has ordered sanctions against the defendant in a copyright infringement case for willful destruction of evidence, essentially guaranteeing he’ll have to pay damages to the RIAA. The defendant was sued after apparently accidentally uploading .mp3 files via KaZaa, that he claimed were intended to be transfered onto his personal music players. Though the case in question involved the music industry, it has grave implications for the games industry as well. The decision sounds a death knell for what was on the road to becoming a significant victory for fair-use advocates and pirates alike, something that would have been a powerful blow to game publishers and distributors. More after the jump.
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