More Bad News For RIAA - P2P-Zone

JackSpratts · 31-08-02, 12:47 PM

By Declan McCullagh
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

WASHINGTON--A federal law that the recording industry is using to unmask a suspected Kazaa music-trader is unconstitutional, a coalition of nonprofit groups said late Friday.

A dozen consumer and privacy groups filed an amicus brief in federal court here arguing that the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) request for information about a Verizon Communications subscriber should be denied. Verizon has opposed the request on procedural grounds.

The 30-page brief says the RIAA is relying on a portion of the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act that violates Americans' right to be anonymous online. "Purported copyright owners should not have the right to violate protected, anonymous speech with what amounts to a single snap of the fingers," the brief said.

Groups signing the brief include the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Consumer Alert, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and National Consumers League.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-956176.html

- js.

Drakonix · 03-09-02, 02:22 AM

And so it starts. The thunder that precedes the storm (I hope).

The RIAA pushed around a few venture capital funded companies (like Napster) and won a few battles - but has not yet won the war.

Undoubtedly, they are sleeping with some lawmakers.

Let's see how they do (again) against major Corporations that make serious profits by selling "fair use" type equipment to consumers. We've been there before on the BetaMax.

This is going to be interesting.

31-08-02, 12:47 PM	#1
JackSpratts Join Date: May 2001 Location: New England Posts: 10,017	More Bad News For RIAA By Declan McCullagh Staff Writer, CNET News.com WASHINGTON--A federal law that the recording industry is using to unmask a suspected Kazaa music-trader is unconstitutional, a coalition of nonprofit groups said late Friday. A dozen consumer and privacy groups filed an amicus brief in federal court here arguing that the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) request for information about a Verizon Communications subscriber should be denied. Verizon has opposed the request on procedural grounds. The 30-page brief says the RIAA is relying on a portion of the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act that violates Americans' right to be anonymous online. "Purported copyright owners should not have the right to violate protected, anonymous speech with what amounts to a single snap of the fingers," the brief said. Groups signing the brief include the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Consumer Alert, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and National Consumers League. http://news.com.com/2100-1023-956176.html - js.

03-09-02, 02:22 AM	#2
Drakonix Just Draggin' Along Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 1,210	And so it starts. The thunder that precedes the storm (I hope). The RIAA pushed around a few venture capital funded companies (like Napster) and won a few battles - but has not yet won the war. Undoubtedly, they are sleeping with some lawmakers. Let's see how they do (again) against major Corporations that make serious profits by selling "fair use" type equipment to consumers. We've been there before on the BetaMax. This is going to be interesting. __________________ Copyright means the copy of the CD/DVD burned with no errors. I will never spend a another dime on content that I can’t use the way I please. If I can’t copy it to my hard drive and play it using the devices I want, when and where I want, I won’t be buying it. Period. They can all take their DRM, broadcast flags, rootkits, and Compact Discs that aren’t really compact discs and shove them up their bottom-lines.

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