RIAA Countersued For Racketeering

A New Jersey woman, accused of copyright infringement by the RIAA, has countersued, charging them with extortion and violations of the federal antiracketeering act.

Through her attorneys, Michele Scimeca contends that by suing file-swappers for copyright infringement, and then offering to settle instead of pursuing a case where liability could reach into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, the RIAA is violating the same laws that are more typically applied to gangsters and organized crime.

Read the whole story at CNET News.com.