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RIAA To Subpoena Univ. of Michigan Names

Posted by timothy on from the when-privacy-and-copyright-beams-cross dept.

uofmtech writes "This morning's Michigan Daily is reporting that the RIAA will be subpoenaing the University of Michigan for the names of nine students suspected of file-sharing. University General Counsel Jack Bernard has said 'We are waiting to receive them ... (t)hese are very difficult subpoenas to refuse.' The RIAA had previously notified the University they were looking into this, but the University has tended to handle such matters internally."

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  1. Nobody can subpoena the BSD babe! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll



    You just can't take Linux seriously when its fronted by losers like these. Would you buy software from them? I don't think so! You Linux groupies need to find some sexy girls like her! I mean just look at this girl! Doesn't she excite you? I know this little hottie puts me in need of a cold shower! This guy looks like he is about to cream his pants standing next to such a fox. As you can see, no man can resist this sexy little minx. I mean are you telling me you wouldn't like to get your hands on this ass?!

    With sexy chicks like the lovely Ceren you could have people queuing up to buy open source products. Could you really refuse to buy a copy of BSD if she told you to? Come on, you must admit she is better than an overweight penguin or a gay looking goat! Don't you wish you could get one of these? Personally I know I would give my right arm to get this close to such a divine beauty!

    Join the campaign for more cute open source babes today!

  2. The submitter said... by the_mad_poster · · Score: 0, Troll

    the RIAA will be subpoenaing the University of Michigan for the names of nine students suspected of file-sharing.

    The story actually says:

    Following numerous lawsuits against Internet users suspected of file-sharing, the record industry will soon subpoena the University for the names of students allegedly sharing music illegally.

    Slashdot: Fairly Unbalanced.

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  3. Goodbye all! *hugz* by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What a wonderful and memory-filled journey my time here has been! As I look out at each and every one of you, I marvel at the process by which coworkers became colleagues, colleagues became acquaintances, acquaintances became HURK HONK BONK AT LEAST TAKE MY PANTS OFF FIRST URF URF REALLY NOT ENJOYING THIS HORRIBLE ANAL RAPE

  4. mo3 do3n by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    that *BSD 0wned. Time Wholesome and

  5. Yes you can by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You near-sighted twit.

  6. Re:You can't own Data. by pinkUZI · · Score: -1, Troll

    just the same as you claim this music 'belongs' to someone


    Give me a break! The music does belong to someone! You didn't write it!

    I'm sick of all you complaining little leeches crying your way to jail over the RIAA while at the same time if I took source code published under GNU License and incorporated a version of it in to my closed source proprietary software you'd call me an evil empire micro$hit and all sorts of nasty little names. Call me a monopoly, support taking my wealth and distributing it to the "poor" (disadvantaged european companies, yourselves, or whoever else happens to have their hand out at the time).

    Get a life, you commies!

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  7. Re:PollTroll Toll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    You should really make it clear that by clicking one of those links, I'm casting a vote. For example, I clicked "p2p file sharing" simply because it was first in the list. However, had I known I was casting a vote, I'd have certainly clicked "Sex with a mare" instead.

    In order to make up for my errant vote, I had to then click "Sex with a mare" twice, which is an unnecessary and overly complex way of voting for one of my hobbies. Plz fix thx.

  8. Re:When are we going to learn? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Get off your HIGH HORSE. I feel that, basically, all music lovers SHOULD steal music from all the major record companies. They have COLLUDED for years to price fix cd's at OUTRAGEOUS prices, making billions of $$ from consumers.

    Use File sharing of music as a demonstration of your DISGUST for major record companies and the RIAA who have ripped you off for 30 years. It is up to us to force the industry to change their business tactics to be more friendly towards consumers and artists since they have the govt. OBVIOUSLY IN THEIR POCKET.

    This is a new consumer paradigm, that WILL change the way many industries are run..Software(byebye M$, hello OSS), Music (read internet distributed songs for a decent price. ie. Apple), Movies(byebye canned programming from network/cable/satellite tv, hello consumer-driven programming and REAL competitive pricing).

    If the leaders dont lead, kick their ass (and the damn corporations bribing them) and take over.

    CORPORATISTS(including King George the fuckhead), YOUR DAY IS ALMOST OVER. BETTER GET YOUR CASH OUT OF US NOW, CAUSE SOON, WE'LL BE SHOVING IT UP YOUR ASS.

    Sorry you are so short sighted...the future is coming whether you like it or not.

  9. TROLL?!?!?! by pinkUZI · · Score: -1, Troll




    This post is definatly not trolling! It might be flamebait, but it's not trolling. And this post of mine is definatly more worthy of being moded down than the one above. Quit moding down posts because you disagree with them, you sheep! I'm not afraid of the /. moderation system.

    yep, I think I'll post this at +2 as well...

















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