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RIAA Loses DMCA Subpoena Case Against Charter

Posted by timothy on from the sorry-fellas dept.

BrynM writes "According to an opinion published today (PDF), the RIAA has lost its case against Charter Communications regarding subpoenas for the cable ISP's users to be identified for copyright infringement in the Eastern District of Missouri. You may remember that Charter Communications filed a motion to block the RIAA's subpoena back in late 2003. Now Charter has prevailed. Here's the blurb from the Court 'Civil case - Digital Millennium Copyright Act. District court erred in issuing subpoenas on internet providers to obtain personal information about the providers' subscribers who were alleged to be transmitting copyrighted works via the internet through peer-to-peer programs; the internet providers' function was limited to acting as a conduit for the allegedly copyrighted material, and Section 512(h) of the Act does not authorize subpoenas in such circumstances; case remanded with directions. Dissent by Judge Murphy. [PUBLISHED] [Bye, Author, with Murphy and Bright, Circuit Judges]'"

19 of 372 comments (clear)

  1. May I please be the first to say ... by SpooForBrains · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Wooo!"

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  2. I am safe! by XaviorPenguin · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am in St. Louis, MO and use Charter. I have been following this for a while and I am glad that this is over. I won't be getting caught! :D

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    1. Re:I am safe! by eSims · · Score: 5, Funny
      XaviorPenguin!

      Stop reading slashdot and stand in the middle of the room!

      Yes, you!

      We've had our eye on you for a while and our agents will be there shortly to aprehend you for your criminal acts, and yes, Room 101 is waiting!

      /obscure "1984" reference

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    2. Re:I am safe! by cbrocious · · Score: 1, Funny

      1984? Is that a movie or something?

      (Please don't harm my karma for that... you called one of the greatest books ever obscure... how could a geek resist?)

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  3. You got first post... by Cryptnotic · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...so I guess so.

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  4. I for one... by excaliber19 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...welcome our new DMCA overlords...err...wait

  5. Re:So what? by excaliber19 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Copywrite infringement

    Oh, so is Copyright infringement...

  6. Charter can awesome but... by i+3+joo! · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm still moving to India in 2006.

  7. Re:Freedom by MaineCoon · · Score: 4, Funny

    little glimpse into our great paste

    Even though it has at times been a sticky paste.

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  8. Armegeddon? by Mr.+Cancelled · · Score: 4, Funny

    We've got Bush getting re-elected (and nutcases putting up webpages about it), biblical-sized disasters occuring, and now someone made a sensible decision in a case involving the RIAA???

    Dunno 'bout you, but I'm going to start stockin' up on canned food and shotgun shells.

    1. Re:Armegeddon? by SunFan · · Score: 3, Funny

      Dunno 'bout you, but I'm going to start stockin' up on canned food and shotgun shells.

      Do it properly by first coating your cans in wax, boxing them up into crates, and burying them 10 feet down in your back yard with metal mixed into the fill dirt to confuse treasure hunters. Bury the shovel you used on the cans elsewhere with more metal in the fill dirt. Also, learn how to live in a nice tree. The looters will find you in your house. Oh, and don't forget your copy of Klingon dictionary. You will be needing it...I can't say any more.

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  9. Re:So what? by Sleetan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe it needs a (+1, Wrong) so it'll be easier for people to see when someone is

  10. Re:Enemies List by penix1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Office of the Commissioner of Baseball (wtf?)"

    I guess they wanted to stop baseball card trading...

    B.

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  11. Re:U.S. Constitution: Fourth Amendment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Congratulationss, you've attained to the Seventh Sphere of Begging A Question. You are now granted full Elvish Magic.

  12. Re:Enemies List by karnal · · Score: 3, Funny

    Because as you know, you can't go platinum. It's just Myrrh (sp?) or double Myrrh.

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  13. Re:Enemies List by the+arbiter · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh man. Thanks for catching that. I now go to wallow in my own shame.

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  14. Re:Enemies List by starrsoft · · Score: 2, Funny
    who were willing to go on record

    Those who were willing to go on record? *snicker, snicker*

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  15. Possible response to your comment by Frank+T.+Lofaro+Jr. · · Score: 2, Funny

    Because of you our music won't sell,
    Now God is going to damn you to hell.
    Trading our songs has raised our ire,
    Now thou shall burn in the Lake of Fire!

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  16. Re:what's next? by Jazu · · Score: 2, Funny

    (-1, Latin)

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