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Oklahoma Security Expert Attacks RIAA Claims

Posted by kdawson on from the resting-on-shifting-sands dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "A group of Oklahoma University students has made a motion to vacate the ex parte order the RIAA had obtained compelling the university to turn over their names and addresses. In support of their motion was the expert witness declaration (PDF) of a computer security and forensics expert who essentially attacked the entire premise of the RIAA's lawsuit, characterizing the declaration upon which the RIAA based its motion as 'factually erroneous' and 'misleading.' Among other things he pointed out that 'An individual cannot be uniquely identified by an IP address,' and that 'Many computers can be connected to the Internet with identical IP addresses as long as they remain behind control points.' The students are represented by the same Oklahoma lawyer who recently obtained a award for $68,000-plus in attorneys fees against the RIAA in Capitol v. Foster."

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  1. Heard in an RIAA conference room ... by ScrewMaster · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Oh SHIT ... not this guy again."

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    The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
    1. Re:Heard in an RIAA conference room ... by Wavicle · · Score: 4, Funny

      Other thing heard in an RIAA conference room...

      "Hey, didn't the whole slashdot community say the exact same thing last month?"

      We could have at least gotten credit for it.

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      Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.
      Edward Everett (1794 - 1865)
    2. Re:Heard in an RIAA conference room ... by RTofPA · · Score: 5, Funny

      Only thing, they're not good listeners, as you may have noticed already.
      Kinda ironic, considering they represent the music industry (supposedly). Or, maybe not, considering they (supposedly) represent the music industry, and anyone who willingly does that can't have good hearing.
  2. Re:Oh come on by russ1337 · · Score: 3, Funny

    >>> There are a few routers out there that assign different IP adresses to different 'computers.'

    I guess I'm only safe when my local Starbucks has had 4,294,967,296 unique wi-fi visitors and has to start over...

  3. While we're nitpicking... by Ungrounded+Lightning · · Score: 3, Funny

    [ Yes, I am an alumni of OSU. ]

    Are you an alumnUS? Or are you siamese twins?

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    Bantam Dominique roosters crow a four-note song. Once you've heard it as "Happy BIRTHday" you can't NOT hear it that way
    1. Re:While we're nitpicking... by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, he is an autonomous collective off mind-melded cyborgs. This is slashdot, after all.

  4. Re:Oh come on by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dribble is a good word. So is drivel. Although they are both good words they are not interchangable.