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Judge Says No to RIAA Subpoena Request

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the trials-and-tribulations dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "For at least the second time, a federal judge has dealt the RIAA's campaign against college students a blow by refusing an ex parte motion by the RIAA for a subpoena against college students. In Newport News, Virginia, Judge Walter D. Kelley, Jr., denied the RIAA's motion for information about students at the College of William and Mary. The Court denied the motion outright, saying it was unauthorized by law. (pdf) Last month it was reported that a New Mexico judge had denied a similar motion directed against University of New Mexico students on the ground that it should not have been made ex parte."

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  1. Courts should apply the law by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    not interpret it.

  2. Re:Jargon Jingle. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    How the hell can the case be anything but ex parte at this point?! The RIAA DOESN'T KNOW WHO THEY'RE SUEING! They're asking for the names of the people to be revealed. They can't exactly bring the other party into court when they don't know who the other party is!

    Denying this motion is just plain stupid. How else are the RIAA supposed to find out who to sue?!