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Points two and three are dubious
Mind you, I tend to take the US Constitution a lot more literally than the US Supreme Court has during my lifetime, but...

"Congress has violated the Constitution by putting the prosecution of a criminal statute in the hands of private parties."

Where does the US Constitution prohibit that? I actually think it's appropriate to allow alleged victims (or their guardians or heirs) to initiate criminal prosecutions because otherwise, public prosecutors are put in the position of deciding which laws will be enforced (legal mandates and oaths notwithstanding).

"Congress has violated separation of powers by requiring the courts to try cases according to inappropriate civil processes."

Is it not the job of Congress to make the law? The prescribed procedures might violate constitutionally mandated due process, but they don't violate separation of powers.

I think the other two points are valid. Four times the market price of the recordings plus legal fees is sufficient deterrent. The existing mandate is overkill in the extreme.
Posted by: John L. Ries   Posted on: 10/29/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Points two and three are dubious  John L. Ries | 10/29/08
One question...  multimediavt | 10/29/08
Of course, I'm not a lawyer  John L. Ries | 10/29/08
So now I have to do your research for you?  multimediavt | 10/29/08
I simply suggested...  John L. Ries | 10/30/08
The text  rkoman@... | 10/30/08
Interesting brief  John L. Ries | 10/30/08
the US Constitution...should be all that requires examination.  bmerc | 10/30/08
The courts can interpret the laws however they think proper  John L. Ries | 10/30/08
14th Amendment  rkoman@... | 10/30/08
Executive duty  rkoman@... | 10/30/08
I'll agree on minimum sentencing guidelines  John L. Ries | 10/30/08
I made a mistake here  John L. Ries | 10/31/08
There's a word for that...  Wolfie2K3 | 10/30/08
There's a difference...  John L. Ries | 10/30/08
On the contrary...  Wolfie2K3 | 10/30/08
I agree that it's wrong...  John L. Ries | 10/30/08
RE: Harvard's Charlie Neeson raises Constitutional questions in RIAA litigation  tburzio | 10/29/08
If economic damages can be proven...  John L. Ries | 10/29/08
What are you, a plant?  multimediavt | 10/29/08
To whom are you responding?  John L. Ries | 10/29/08
Ridiculous  Xerloq@... | 10/29/08
RE: Harvard's Charlie Neeson raises Constitutional questions in RIAA litiga  gertruded | 10/29/08
Fascism  rkoman@... | 10/30/08
re: Fascism  super_J | 10/30/08
not fascist... "corporatocracy"  shryko | 10/30/08
Same thing  mykmlr@... | 10/30/08
Not quite...  Wolfie2K3 | 10/30/08
Mr. Neeson is a Cow to think the Queen of England cleared MS as a Monopoly  rtirman37@... | 10/29/08
WTF are you blathering about?  Wolfie2K3 | 10/30/08
RE: Harvard's Charlie Neeson raises Constitutional questions in RIAA litigation  geekyone | 10/30/08
Right you are!!  Caggles | 10/30/08
RE: Harvard's Charlie Neeson raises Constitutional questions in RIAA litiga  jasonwheeler | 10/30/08
Another waste of the Courts time and  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/08
But who listens to law professors anyway?  Rick_R | 10/30/08
Flawed?  rkoman@... | 10/30/08
Wrong... Wrong... Wrong..! It's NOT bs.  Wolfie2K3 | 10/30/08
RE: Harvard's Charlie Neeson raises Constitutional questions in RIAA litigation  syber@... | 10/30/08
It is so simple  Mectron | 10/30/08
RIAA should rot in ...  BillDem | 10/30/08
This is great news!  kokuryu | 10/30/08
Let?s make simple:  Just_true | 10/30/08
Uh.. OK.. So you're an idiot...  Wolfie2K3 | 10/30/08
No valid arguments = you agreed with me. Thanks. (NT)  Just_true | 10/31/08
Uncovering names of WWs, revolutions, .., 9/11 makes is racism, right? (NT)  Just_true | 10/31/08
If so, killing of 6 billion people is true democracy, freedom, humanism ...  Just_true | 10/31/08
RE: Harvard's Charlie Neeson raises Constitutional questions in RIAA litigation  news_reader | 11/01/08
RE: Harvard's Charlie Neeson raises Constitutional questions in RIAA litigation  Thechairman | 12/06/08

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