Filed in archive Commentary , Consumer rights , Legal by Marc on March 6, 2007

I previously reported on Debbie Foster being granted attorney fees in Capital v. Foster. It's a great story of one innocent person standing up to the huge entertainment industry. TechLaw writes that this is a huge win and precedent. Justice can be served, but it just takes time to get there. The article includes the judge's opinion, legal analysis, interview with Foster's attorney, and a lively discussion.

The article concludes:

Courts are the one place where you actually can get a fair shake, even if you are not rich or powerful. It doesn't always happen, but it can, and it's supposed to. Judges don't have to do what money or power wants. Judges are immune, if they want to be, and usually they are. This is Exhibit A.

The law isn't like a tsunami, you know. Courts don't handle new areas of law, like cyberlaw, with overnight comprehension of just what to do. It's more like a slow and methodical incoming tide, one lap, then another, then another just a bit higher on the sand, almost imperceptible, then another, then one that doesn't reach as high and may even seem to be regressing, and then another much higher, and another. Until, hopefully, you get there.

Related Entries:

RIAA Lawsuit Setback: Defendant Wins Attorney Fees - 26 February 2007
Capitol v. Foster: Justice At Last - 06 March 2007
Judge Slams RIAA, Award Now Over $100K - 31 May 2007

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In Capitol v. Foster: Justice At Last and RIAA Lawsuit Setback: Defendant Wins Attorney Fees, defendant Debbie Foster of Oklahoma was granted attorney fees. RIAA dropped the suit against the mother after it appeared her daughter was the likely...