Posted by BTR1701 on 01/16/91 11:49

In article <tSidg.5915$_c1.899@fed1read05>,
jmcgill <jmcgill@email.arizona.edu> wrote:

> Rich wrote:
> > The question is, why is this a civil lawsuit and not a criminal
> > investigation of the MPAA?
>
> Perhaps the evidence is not to the standard that would be necessary to
> persuade an Attorney General to take action.
>
> It is FAR easier to press a civil suit. In some states, you can make a
> civil suit, even if your claims are completely preposterous. Sure, your
> case will probably be thrown out, but you will get the first hearing.

Kinda like the RIAA suing people who have never even owned a computer
for illegal music downloading.

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