Tuesday, September 16, 2003

Court scrutinizes P2P subpoena process | CNET News.com

Court scrutinizes P2P subpoena process | CNET News.com: "Judge John Roberts questioned the RIAA's expansive interpretation of the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which allows copyright holders to glean the identity of alleged infringers without filing a lawsuit first. Roberts said that if he left the door to his library ajar and someone entered, 'that doesn't make me liable for copyright infringement.'

The case is key to the RIAA's legal strategy, which now involves suing individuals suspected of copyright infringement. If the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturns the lower court's decision, the RIAA could be forced to file thousands of 'John Doe' lawsuits instead--a more expensive strategy that could lead to additional negative publicity."

Go Declan, it's your birthday. Lucky guy, he can make more progress with one drop of a 'controversial' than I get for ranting, days on end about vague and questionable text in a law that defines copyright for the digital age.

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