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MIT, Boston College Refuse DMCA Subpoenas

Posted by michael on from the offer-they-could-refuse dept.

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..."

3 of 668 comments (clear)

  1. Clearly.... by NightSpots · · Score: 0, Troll

    MIT is less than anxious to turn over the name and address of the user robotrodney@KaZaA.

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  2. Re:When the lambs don't lay down.. by nomadic · · Score: 1, Troll

    It looks like sheep have arisen. I for one...

    So you're telling us you're prepared to offer armed resistance? No, I didn't think so.

  3. Re:More than just a bump in the cobblestone road.. by Alpha_Nerd · · Score: 0, Troll

    What is this fight you speak off??

    Seriously, people take this too far... (against the RIAA, I'm NOT refering to the DMCA... that's another story) Sure, I download music but I at least recognize that it's stealing

    There is no cause, there is only free music.

    *obligitory "don't mod this as a troll" comment so people mod it up instead*