SBC Fights RIAA Over DMCA Subpoenas

NaDrew writes "SFGate.com is running an AP article about Pac Bell's Internet arm suing music industry over file-sharer IDs. 'The suit also called to question some sections of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the federal law the RIAA contends supports its latest legal actions. A spokesman for SBC said the RIAA's use of the DMCA in its legal quest for online song-sharers butts up against the privacy rights of SBC's customers. "The action taken by SBC Internet Services is intended to protect the privacy of our customers," said SBC spokesman Larry Meyer.'" So SBC, like Verizon, is concerned about the cost/hassle of complying with all the subpoenas it has been receiving.

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thank god

[Leahar]

im glad there are at least afew companys out there who aren't the RIAA's prison bitch someone beating the RIAA in court is the only way to stop this tide of madness sweeping the nation

in other news the RIAA has anounced a new step in its fight against file trading "we can't let this violation of our copyright continue and so are pressuring the goverment to alow copyright violations to be punisable by soddamy" stated a slightly excited RIAA spokes person thought the bill has receaved inital approval there are still certain issues to be decided such as how much it will cost to have the parts of the constiution forbiding brutal sexual abuse changed and wether the defentants will be entitled to lubrication the RIAA expects to have these issues ironed out once payoffs to large goverment angencys have been negotiated