RIAA (Recording Ind.) Suffers a Setback in Piracy Battle

[Nambe]

Scarlet Pruitt, IDG News Service

The U.S. recording industry received a setback in its nationwide campaign to quash music piracy on the Internet Friday when a federal judge ruled that two universities did not have to comply with subpoenas requesting that they hand over the identities of students who could be illegally sharing music online.

Both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (news - web sites) and Boston College won their requests to reject subpoenas issued by the Recording Industry Association of America (news - web sites) over jurisdictional issues, according the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

The universities argued that the subpoenas, which were filed in Washington D.C., did not apply to them in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro's ruling in the universities' favor could prove an obstacle for the RIAA's piracy offensive, given that the group has reportedly filed some 2,000 subpoenas through the Washington D.C. court, according to the EFF. -

[Aaron]

1. Good. Those creeps need to quit sniffing around people's computers n/t

[LauraK]

2. If they stop every sharer in the US, they will have the tip of the ...

iceburg that is the world! Tell me they can stop E Europe and Asia from sharing. I don't see how they can stop file sharing world-wide.

If they were smart, they would start a new career. It can be done.

[madrchsod]

3. phish is releasing

two day old concerts on mp3 for 9+ dollars and flac files for 12+dollars. these are sound board quality downloads that are full concerts lasting three hrs. that`s a bargain..and the riaa still gets a cut....so what the hell is going on!!!! check zeropaid for details