[FYI] Recording Industry Ass. of America (RIAA) planning legal action

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26785.html

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Big-media Axis of Evil on the march  

By Thomas C Greene in Washington  

Posted: 22/08/2002 at 11:37 GMT  

The Recording Industry Ass. of America (RIAA) may have temporarily 
abandoned plans to censor Web sites available to American surfers, 
but they've still got their shock troops on heightened alert. 
Recently they've attempted to force Verizon.net to identify a 
customer they claim is making music files available for download. 
Verizon has refused, out of concern that it might expose itself to 
liability on privacy grounds. The RIAA has filed a second demand with 
the courts in Washington, DC, claiming that the customer's privacy 
rights are nullified by its superior copyright concerns. Apparently 
the presumption of innocence will be another casualty of that 
glorious crusade.  

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