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One File Swapper, One Lawsuit
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 08:32:11 -0500
Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu X-Comment: AT&T Maillennium special handling code - c X-Sender: (Unverified) Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 01:53:30 -0500 To: undisclosed-recipient:; From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> Subject: One File Swapper, One Lawsuit One File Swapper, One Lawsuit By Katie Dean 12:37 PM Mar. 08, 2004 PT A federal judge ruled on Friday that the music industry cannot sue over 200 alleged file sharers in one swoop and that the companies must sue each defendant individually. The Recording Industry Association of America grouped 203 so-called "John Doe" defendants -- "John Doe" because their identities are not yet known -- into one lawsuit when it sued them in federal court in Philadelphia last month. All of those sued use Comcast as their Internet service provider. Since a federal court barred the RIAA from using the Digital Millenium Copyright Act to subpoena names of suspected copyright infringers in December, the recording industry has resorted to the "John Doe" method. The RIAA now must identify alleged file swappers by their Internet Protocol addresses, but does not know the individuals' names. On Friday, Judge Clarence Newcomer authorized a subpoena in the case of John Doe No. 1, because the RIAA had submitted a detailed case against the individual. But the judge ordered the music industry to file separate suits against the remaining 202 alleged infringers. Each of the lawsuits will be doled out to judges in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the RIAA will have to make separate requests to seek the identity of each alleged file sharer. ... http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,62576,00.html ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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