Here is the complaint :
http://www.eff.org/Infra/riaa_v_verizon_complaint.pdf Marshall Gregory Hicks wrote: > > ------------- Begin Forwarded Message ------------- > > Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:55:57 -0600 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Declan McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: FC: RIAA presses Verizon for name of peer-to-peer subscriber > X-Author: Declan McCullagh is at http://www.mccullagh.org/ > X-News-Site: Cluebot is at http://www.cluebot.com/ > > > > http://news.com.com/2100-1023-954658.html > > Music body presses anti-piracy case > By Declan McCullagh > August 21, 2002, 6:54 AM PT > > ASPEN, Colo.--In what may become a new legal front in its war against > online copying, the Recording Industry Association of America has > asked a federal court for help in tracing an alleged peer-to-peer > pirate. > > On Tuesday, the RIAA asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C., for an > order compelling Verizon Communications to reveal the name of a > customer accused of illegally trading hundreds of songs. Citing > privacy concerns and potential legal liability, Verizon has refused to > comply with a subpoena the RIAA sent last month. > > "It's not that they don't want to turn over the name," said Mitch > Glazier, an RIAA senior vice president. "It's that they don't want to > be liable for turning over a subscriber's name." > > Until now, the entertainment industry has relied on civil lawsuits > aimed at corporations, not individuals, to limit widespread copyright > infringement on peer-to-peer networks. Now, however, the RIAA is > revising its strategy and appears ready to sue individuals swapping > songs over the Internet. > > At issue in the RIAA's request is an obscure part of the Digital > Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that permits a copyright owner to send > a subpoena ordering a "service provider" to turn over information > about a subscriber. It is not necessary to file a lawsuit to take > advantage of the DMCA's expedited subpoena process. > > [...] > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list > You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. > To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html > This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ > Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ > Recent CNET News.com articles: http://news.search.com/search?q=declan > CNET Radio 9:40 am ET weekdays: http://cnet.com/broadband/0-7227152.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------- End Forwarded Message ------------- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Gregory Hicks | Principal Systems Engineer > Cadence Design Systems | Direct: 408.576.3609 > 555 River Oaks Pkwy M/S 6B1 | Fax: 408.894.3479 > San Jose, CA 95134 | Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by > ignorance or stupidity. > > Asking the wrong questions is the leading cause of wrong answers > > "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they > be properly armed." --Alexander Hamilton > > You can have it done good, fast, or cheap -- pick any two. > > -- Regards Marshall Eubanks This e-mail may contain confidential and proprietary information of Multicast Technologies, Inc, subject to Non-Disclosure Agreements T.M. Eubanks Multicast Technologies, Inc 10301 Democracy Lane, Suite 410 Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Phone : 703-293-9624 Fax : 703-293-9609 e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.multicasttech.com Test your network for multicast : http://www.multicasttech.com/mt/ Status of Multicast on the Web : http://www.multicasttech.com/status/index.html