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Comcast Sued For Giving Customer Info to RIAA

Posted by Zonk on from the should-have-thought-about-that dept.

maczealot writes "The first legal missile has been fired at ISP collaboration. Comcast, the top U.S. cable TV network operator, is being sued by a Seattle-area woman for disclosing her name and contact information, court records showed Thursday." From the article: "...no court authorized Comcast to release names and addresses of its customers, or notified his client that her information had been given to an outside party..."

2 of 527 comments (clear)

  1. From Comcast Service Depart: by OldManCoyote · · Score: 5, Informative

    I called the Comcast service department (1-800-Comcast) and ask about this story. They have denied ever hearing about it, but they did mention I could be put on a non disclose list (which I then added myself to). They are also sending me their contract and policy concerning disclosing my personal information to any outside 3rd parties. Lets all call and crack the whip!

  2. Re:Poor Comcast by blckbllr · · Score: 5, Informative

    This probably won't be seen by anyone but...

    This is a complete misstatment of the law. For a definition of "prior art," please see 35 U.S.C. 102(b).

    If person A recieves a patent, person A cannot be sued by person B because person B holds "prior art." Rather, person B can attempt to have the patent held by person A held invalid through a declaratory judgment.

    -BB