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U.S. Sides with Record Labels Over DMCA Subpoena Powers

Posted by michael on from the less-privacy-for-everyone-yay dept.

Injektilo* writes "The Washington Port is reporting that the U.S. government sided with the recording industry in its dispute with Verizon Communications Inc. on Friday, saying a digital-copyright law invoked by record labels to track down Internet song-swappers did not violate the U.S. Constitution." We've been following this case.

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  1. no surprise here by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Of course one branch of the government is going to support the other branch.

    Didn't you guys ever take any civics class? Industry writes the laws, congress passes them, judges uphold them, and the president smiles at the camera. The four branches of government.