The Case Of Riley Vs. California, RIAA Vs Diamond Multimedia

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Discuss the details including the background, the final outcome etc. of Riley vs California, RIAA vs Diamond Multimedia

Background on the case:
David Leon Riley is alleged to be part of Lincoln park gang, an African-American street gang located in San Diego, California. In August,2009 Riley along with his girlfriend and other gang members were in the parking lot of San Diego during which a rival gang member, Mr. Webster drove through nearby intersection upon which the gang members started firing at Mr. Webster. Soon after the shoot, when the rival member got crashed the gang members left in the car which belonged to Riley. Witnesses claim that, Riley might have also participated in the shoot but did not confirm him as one amongst the shooters. …show more content…

The police have also found that he was driving with a suspended driver’s license. According to the rules of San Diego police department, if a person is found with suspended driving license then the persons car has to be seized and towed in order to prevent them from driving. During the seize it is mandatory for the police to search the car without any warrant during which the officer has found two loaded hand guns in his car. Later with forensic testing it was found that the guns that were found in Riley’s car during the search were the same guns that were used during the shoot on Webster. But the officer who seized the vehicles and the guns was unware of his crime during the …show more content…

Smart phones association argues that phones reveal the most private and intimate information which includes the records of websites that have been visited, text messages with friends and family and the recorded video clips and images of an average American. Amici also argued that if police are able to search the phones of individuals who are suspects of a crime without any warrant and get access through the data that is available in it then they might use this information for investigation. Amici also states that smart phones are similar to personal computers and can be considered as the path to owner’s mind and also they contain the most private and intimate thoughts of a person and can be considered as the modern repository for thoughts. Since the phones are very personal, Amici argues that they cannot be searched during a routine police check and in order to check them the police has to have a