0 0 7 , ▁Rh onda ▁C rain ▁( S ony ▁v . ▁C rain ) ▁sought ▁leave ▁to ▁add ▁a ▁counter c laim ▁against ▁the ▁R I AA ▁for ▁know ingly ▁eng aging ▁in ▁" one ▁or ▁more ▁over t ▁acts ▁of ▁un law ful ▁private ▁investigation " ▁in ▁the ▁R I AA ▁case ▁against ▁C rain . ▁ ▁In ▁one ▁file - sh aring ▁case , ▁the ▁R I AA ▁has ▁been ▁referred ▁by ▁the ▁defend ants ▁as ▁" a ▁cart el ▁acting ▁coll us ively ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁ant it rust ▁laws ▁and ▁of ▁public ▁policy , ▁by ▁t ying ▁their ▁copy right s ▁to ▁each ▁other , ▁coll us ively ▁lit ig ating ▁and ▁sett ling ▁all ▁cases ▁together , ▁and ▁by ▁entering ▁into ▁an ▁un law ful ▁agreement ▁among ▁themselves ▁to ▁pro sec ute ▁and ▁to ▁dispose ▁of ▁all ▁cases ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁a ▁uniform ▁agreement , ▁and ▁through ▁common ▁law y ers , ▁thus ▁over re aching ▁the ▁bounds ▁and ▁scope ▁of ▁whatever ▁copy right s ▁they ▁might ▁have ". ▁In ▁Ar ista ▁v . ▁L ime wire ▁this ▁was ▁as ▁well ▁alleg ed ▁by ▁the ▁defend ants ▁and ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁the ▁defend ants ▁counter c laim . ▁ ▁See , ▁e . g . ▁U M G ▁v . ▁Lind or , ▁where ▁the ▁R I AA ▁has ▁moved ▁to ▁" st rike " ▁those ▁accus ations . ▁The ▁motion ▁to ▁strike ▁the ▁charges ▁is ▁pending , ▁and ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be