Court blocks some file-trading subpoenas (RIAA)

[sujan]

A Massachusetts court has blocked several recording industry subpoenas that are aimed at college song swappers, saying the universities involved are not immediately required to divulge the alleged file traders' identities.
The decision comes after officials at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Boston College challenged subpoenas from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), saying the trade group's requests for information had not been legally filed.

The judge's decisions give the universities--and the anonymous students or staff file traders who are the ultimate target of the subpoenas--some breathing room. The colleges were objecting only on the technical legal grounds that the RIAA had filed the subpoenas in the wrong court, which means the trade group still can revise its requests in order to comply with the judge's order.


http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5061868.html

[madrchsod]

1. good news even if

it`s limited . if the riaa would put more effert into cleaning up their own house maybe there wouldn`t be so many file swappers..pay 17-or more for a couple of good songs by an artist that won`t be around in two years? give tens of millions to m carey? then give here 20+ million to buy her out? wow lets go after those file sharers...they`re costing us millions. ya right. oh well, i guess they have to blame someone for their bad descions