Does the RIAA Let Defaulters Off the Hook?
Ars Technica, November 5, 2009
By Nate Anderson
Judging by the number of times it has happened, plenty of accused file-swappers believe they're better off not showing up to court than even talking to the RIAA -- especially if the recording industry doesn't bother to collect on the default judgments it eventually wins. Unfortunately for the file-swappers, it's not true.
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