RIAA Quashed

FsG writes "According to an Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release, a Massachusetts district court has ordered that the RIAA subpoenas sent to MIT and Boston College be rejected. This ruling came in response to an RIAA request, filed earlier today, asking that MIT and Boston College be ordered to comply with subpoenas sent to them a month ago. 'We urge other colleges and Internet service providers to take similar steps to protect their users' privacy,' said EFF Legal Director Cindy Cohn." Following up on this story. Forcing the RIAA to have their subpoenas issued from the local court rather than Washington a) is legally correct and b) makes it harder (more expensive) for them to issue mass quantities.

Comments

Re:Super offtopic: reason was not oil

[Sutekh-Acolyte]

Thank you for the information! That was very interesting.

Well, I wasn't necessarily referring to oil itself. Of course I realize that the rest of the world would never allow the U.S. to directly keep Iraq's resources. But with a U.S.-friendly government instated, that leads to a number of economic benefits for the U.S. and to what you are saying, about the price of oil per dollar instead of per euro.

It also makes it much more profitable for the United States' economy as a U.S.-friendly government in Iraq would be more beneficial for U.S. corporations. They are more likely to be granted access to the oil and with better trade deals, not to forget security.

Re:Super offtopic: reason was not oil

[swordgeek]

Interesting!

While I agree with the facts and the implications, I don't think that was the primary reason the US invaded Iraq. Or rather, the real reason was a broader one that includes that particular bit of action.

The people calling the shots--Cheney, Rumsfeld, et. al., have been planning this since before Iraq announced its intention of switching to the Euro. The "Project for a New American Century" stated in 1997(!), that one of their goals was regime change as a means of extending the US sphere of influence. They intended the US to be the global benevolent dictator, and started by selecting George W. Bush as the Republican presidential candidate.

Think this is conspiracy? Check out the PNAC website to find out just how proud they are of their plans and execution so far. Also read this CBC article on the PNAC.

Oil? Currency trading? These are all part of what the current administration really wants: Complete military and economic control over the planet. Unfortunately, the only people in any position to stop them now are the American people.