Music Industry Wins Approval Of 871 Subpoenas Against Internet Users
from the 871-down,-many-millions-to-go dept
In case you were wondering just how many people the RIAA really does intend to sue, here's an idea. In the week or so since the RIAA has been sending out subpoenas, the courts have approved 871, with approximately 75 more being approved every day. The subpoenas are being sent to just about every ISP from the sound of it. The ISPs' fears of being "flooded" by subpoenas may be coming true. Verizon, who initiated concerns about that fear says they've received 150 already. The courts are saying that they've needed to reassign people to handle all the subpoena requests and have become little more than a "clearinghouse". Considering the RIAA's history with false claims against people for copyright violations, can those who are sued incorrectly fight back against a frivolous lawsuit filed without any actual evidence?
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Establishing the spin
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Internet violatons regarding burning CD's
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What about Canada / Mexico / Europe / rest of the
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Also, this sort of thing is going to be more difficult for the RIAA to persue as file sharing networks become more sophisticated. Morphious and Kazaa already have tools to protect privacy and disabling certain "features" which made this all possible to begin with.
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