3 Count: Vegas Tragedy

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1: YouTuber Claims Self-Defense in Las Vegas Strip Shooting That Left Rival Creator and His Wife Dead

First off today, Graig Graziosi at The Independent reports that YouTuber Rodney Finley and his wife, Tanisha Finley, were recently killed on the Las Vegas strip by a rival YouTuber.

The incident happened on Sunday. Rodney Finley, who went by the name Finny Da Legend, was live streaming with his wife from the strip. He was approached by Manuel Ruiz, who goes by Sin City Manny. After an altercation, police allege that Ruiz pulled a gun and killed both Finleys. Ruiz claims it was self-defense and that he believed Rodney was reaching for a weapon.

The two had been feuding since at least 2023, when Rodney accused Ruiz of pepper-spraying Tanisha. However, the two sides escalated the online feud, with Ruiz allegedly using the YouTube copyright system to claim some of Finley’s content. Ruiz is currently being held without bail and has been charged with two counts of murder.

2: European ISPs Complain About ‘Disproportionate’ Pirate Site Blocking

Next up today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that European ISPs are banding together to express concern about the dangers of overclocking and other aggressive anti-piracy measures.

Earlier, major rightsholders encouraged the European Commission to draft policies to address live-streaming piracy. The proposals focused mainly on Know-Your-Business-Customer (KYBC) requirements for online service providers. The hope was that such rules would enable the quick termination of pirate livestreams in the future.

However, ISPs have expressed concern. Through a trade organization, EuroISPA, they urged caution against drastic measures. They stated that the current blocking measures have already created overclocking problems, and additional measures could exacerbate these issues.

3: Judge Orders Damon Dash To Turnover Assets

Finally today, Grouchy Greg Watkins at AllHipHop reports that record executive Damon Dash has been ordered to hand over control over his companies and copyrights to pay off a $823,284.71 judgment against him.

Filmmaker Josh Webber and Muddy Water Pictures filed the lawsuit. They alleged that Dash had both defamed them and infringed their copyright. They alleged that Dash attempted to shop around the film Dear Frank after Dash was removed from the production. The plaintiffs won the case, and Dash was ordered to pay $705,400 in damages plus $117,884.71 in legal fees and interest.

After Dash failed to pay, the plaintiffs requested that the court seize additional assets. This includes his one-third stake in Roc-A-Fella Records as well as other companies he owns. One of those companies, Poppington LLC, must also forfeit the copyrights to several films that it owns. Dash has until June 16 to file objections.

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