Student Fights Riaa

[Dubh Aingeal]

A Boston University student identified only as one of the 21 'John Does' in Arista v. Does 1-21 has challenged the RIAA's alleged right to get his or her identity from the school, bringing a motion to vacate the ex parte discovery order obtained by the RIAA, and to quash the subpoena served on the university. John Doe's court papers (PDF) argue, among other things, that the RIAA's papers are 'based on a flawed theory that having copyrighted music files on an individual's computer or on an assigned folder on Boston University's server is a "distribution" of such copyrighted music files, where such folder is merely accessible by others.

[Msterbeau]

Ridiculous behavior on both sides of this argument. The media companies are trying to redefine copyright in such a narrow way that we can no longer use the media we legally buy in ways that are reasonable. On the other side are people who blatantly copy it without paying a cent.

More to say, have I. Time do I not have now.

[Scary Guy]

I liked the lawsuit the mother held against them for racketeering practices.