GristyMcFisty used our news submit to tell us that a federal
judge has awarded a preliminary victory to the RIAA, by granting its request to
unmask anonymous file swappers accused of copyright infringement. The judge
rules that cablevision which provides internet access to Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, can be required to disclose the identities of copyright violators.
In an email statement, the RIAA pointed out that people who engage in copyright infringement either through peer to peer networks or otherwise, should not expect to stay anonymous. Investigators for the RIAA have traced around 40 peer to peer pirates to the Cablevision network. The network handed over the names in February after a subpoena was issued by the RIAA.
| A federal judge has handed a preliminary victory to the Stanley Pierre-Louis, a senior vice president for legal affairs at the RIAA, said in an e-mail statement: "Judge Chin"s ruling makes it abundantly clear that those who engage in copyright infringement over the Internet, whether on peer-to-peer networks or otherwise, should not expect to remain anonymous."Investigators working with the RIAA had traced the Internet addresses of 40 suspected peer-to-peer pirates to Cablevision"s network. RIAA lawyers sent a subpoena to Cablevision, which turned over the names of the "John Doe" defendants in February. |
Full story over at News.com. Well the RIAA seem to be winning the legal battles as they pay off more and more senators. I guess they have to show they are still of use in the Digital age.
Source: News.com
