RIAA's big fat bill for Capitol v. Foster: $68,685.23

by Dolores Parker Jul 17th 2007

Debbie Foster who recently went head to head with RIAA and then subsequently won a dismissal with prejudice in Capitol Records v. Foster is also getting the last laugh since her attorney's fees of $68,685.23 must be paid by RIAA.

The saga began in November 2004 when Foster was sued by RIAA for copyright infringement. Rather than bowing down and taking it, Foster denied the allegations and began a legal fight with the music industry which just ended with her award for the attorney's fees.

The $68,685.23 award represents Foster's attorney's fees, and does not include the nice, big, fat attorney fees of RIAA's own counsel. You can make a fair assumption those fees are at least that of Ms. Foster's, if not more.

Let's see. Two years, hundreds of thousands of dollars, bad press, huge loss in court - not pretty. There's an old saying "He who laughs last, laughs best." As RIAA licks its wounds and hopefully figures out a new paradigm, we're laughing with Ms. Foster today.

[via ars technica]

Tags: Capitol vs. Foster, CapitolVs.Foster, copyright infringement, CopyrightInfringement, Debbie Foster, DebbieFoster, file sharing, FileSharing, law, RIAA

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

anukexpat said 4:07PM on 7-17-2007

I think it's "he who laughs last, laughs longest/loudest" -- so you have the alliteration on the letter "L", but your point is well taken.

iamhoff said 5:05PM on 7-17-2007

Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Sean McGee said 9:52AM on 7-18-2007

Actually, according to the dismissal order (http://www.ilrweb.com/viewILRPDFfull.asp?filename=capitol_foster_dismissal) she is eligible, but not yet entitled to, having her attorney's fees paid.

She has to first petition the court to award her the fees. Unless something else has happened in the last few days, this order is the most recent on record with the court.

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