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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.

2 of 319 comments (clear)

  1. Interesting Link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Warning, the Washington Times link actually takes you to the Washington POST.

    Not as bad as goatse... but still a phony link!

  2. This is an AMICUS you ASS by danoatvulaw · · Score: 4, Informative

    This is not a ruling, it is an amicus brief filed by the justice department. Essentially it says that they support the DMCA and the powers given under it - it just shows their position on the issue. The DoJ can "rule" all they want on this, but it wont be any more effective then me going outside and "ruling" that my neighbor has to give me his car.

    Amicus briefs are filed every day by the DoJ.. so this is nothing extraordinary. Move along, nothing to see here except utter confusion generated by the poster of this topic.