August 20, 2003

More from Ed Foster

In filing thousands of subpoenas trying to force ISPs to identify customers who may have pirated music, the RIAA has demonstrated beyond one thing: the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) has absolutely and completely failed in its purpose. [RIAA Subpoenas and the Final Failure of the DMCA via J.D. Lasica]
Ed says that thanks to the RIAA's subpoeana strategy they are actually highlighting the DMCA's failure.

Ed also had some good stuff on Ticketmaster privacy policy earlier this week.

Related: Pacific Bell Sues Recording Industry for Customer Privacy: The lawsuit alleges that the RIAA, along with MediaForce, a company that issues millions of "cease-and-desist" letters to ISPs, and Titan Media, a gay-themed adult entertainment company, have distorted certain provisions of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) in an attempt to force Pacific Bell to breach its customers' privacy. [EFF]


Previous Posts

  • Digital IP News
  • Immunity for Match-Makers
  • RIAA Says It Doesn't Target Small Downloaders
  • Online Music Negotiations
  • Subpoenas met with legal challenges
  • Fair and Balanced Trademark Battle
  • One More Reason Not to Use Ticketmaster
  • Background Discussion of Copyright Law and Potential Liability for Students Engaged in P2P File Sharing on University Networks
  • ACCOPS Battle
  • Another example of bad cybersquatting