“We’re going to ruin you” was the threat that the RIAA presented to Oregon music fan Tanya Andersen.

Her response?

“I don’t know how those people can sleep at night” she said. Makes a fun story, doesn’t it?

Recording Industry Vs. The People reports that federal District Judge Hon. James A. Redden has taken Tanya’s side. (via Eliot Van Buskirk at Wired’s Listening Post.)

The RIAA’s tactics are entertaining if you enjoy the spectacle of unharnessed arrogance and white collar thuggery.

Still you’ve got to be curious how long their clients will tolerate this present course of action… every one of these failed suits does tangible damage to the public’s perception of the industry.

At what cost can they continue to lose these highly publicized cases against children, single mothers and the elderly?

[tags]RIAA, District Judge Hon. James A. Redden, Tanya Andersen[/tags]