MIT, Boston College Refuse DMCA Subpoenas

phreakmonkey writes "Here's an interesting change of pace- According to today's Boston Globe, MIT and Boston College have both refused to turn over the identities of students to the RIAA under subpoenas. Citing failure of compliance with court rules and student privacy concerns, both colleges have refused to give out the names, addresses, or phone numbers of students based on their Kazaa screen names and IP addresses. I wonder how long the schools will be able to keep the RIAA's pack of lawyers at bay..."

Comments

Re:More than just a bump in the cobblestone road..

[Anonymous Coward]

How is it privacy infringement? You're doing something illegal (copyright infringement), you are then caught, and you are then identified. Is their a reasonable expectation of privacy when transmitting your IP address to millions of other users when using Kaazaa? Hardly.

Good try, but try again!

Re:As one who DOES NOT engage in copyright violati

[shadowbearer]

Give 'em an inch, they'll take a mile.

The purpose of government is to employ more government employees.

Why is this such a hard concept for most slashdotters to understand? It's clearly demonstrated in history...

Freeuser....I salute you...you at least have a clear understanding of what's happening.

Let the trolling commence....

SB