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Verizon Wins Music Industry Court Appeal Over Online Piracy
October 12, 2004 10:21 EDT -- The U.S. Supreme Court refused to make it easier for the recording industry to force Verizon Communications Inc. and other Internet service providers to identify subscribers who share copyrighted songs online.

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conews&tkr=SNE:US

 

[alejob]

Hip Hip Hooray.

I wish I had Verizon over here. Can't beat $30 for DSL.

 

[Willco]

This is a huge win for user privacy and probably the biggest loss the music industry has had in the courtroom since they begun their crusade against piracy.

Very big news. Very, very big news.

 

[shoplifter]

WHOOO

 

[sprsk]

I <3 ISP's

 

[Ripclawe]

more details.

Justices won't weigh Net music lawsuit tactics
Reuters October 12, 2004, 8:18 AM PT
URL: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588-5406442.html
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to consider whether recording-industry investigators may use a favorite tactic to find out who may be copying their songs over the Internet.

The Recording Industry Association of America had invoked a 1998 copyright law to force Internet providers like Verizon Communications to turn over the names of customers they suspected of sharing their copyrighted songs.

Verizon had argued that the RIAA must file a formal lawsuit to get customer names, an extra step that they said would discourage frivolous requests.

A U.S. appeals court in December 2003 agreed with Verizon and ruled the RIAA must file anonymous "John Doe" lawsuits to get customer names.

The high court's action is not likely to seriously affect the recording-industry's legal campaign against Internet song swappers, as investigators have sued more than 3,500 individuals since the appeals court ruling.

The Supreme Court rejected the appeal by the recording industry without any comment.

 

[Doth Togo]

This isn't a big deal. It only means that there's more red tape for the IPR reps to go through before they find you offering warez for download.

We've already caught several GAFers.

 

[Wellington]

This isn't a big deal. It only means that there's more red tape for the IPR reps to go through before they find you offering warez for download.

We've already caught several GAFers.

Not us Verizon folk!

... because we'd never pirate... I mean.

 

[Pimpwerx]

I <3 Piracy. YAAAAAAAARRRR!! :lol Score one for privacy. PEACE.

 

[Escape Goat]

Pimp, wtf is going on with your avatar :lol

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

This isn't a big deal. It only means that there's more red tape for the IPR reps to go through before they find you offering warez for download.

We've already caught several GAFers.

no way?!

names man names


*grabs popcorn*

 

[Pimpwerx]

This isn't a big deal. It only means that there's more red tape for the IPR reps to go through before they find you offering warez for download.

We've already caught several GAFers.

The company you work for both sucks and blows. That is all. PEACE.

 

[Stuggernaut]

We've already caught several GAFers.

cold....so cold :lol

 

[Ecrofirt]

Catch this.

nothing to see here.

 

[clipunderground]

Nice!