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While the music industry steps up its hunt for illegal file sharers, three Boston schools have taken a step towards preventing it from obtaining information about students’ downloading activity. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has subpoenaed Boston College, Boston University and MIT to release the names and contact information of students trading files on university networks. The schools have announced that they do not intend to comply with the RIAA’s requests, because the subpoenas were filed in the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia—not Massachusetts...
While it remains to be seen what the schools will do if the RIAA re-files from another district, the schools were right to challenge these subpoenas, both legally and on principle. The right to download shared music is a freedom worth protecting. While the music industry often succeeds in producing only one or two entertaining songs on an overpriced album, individuals should be able to enjoy the few songs they appreciate without being coerced into buying tracks that they do not want. On the flip side, filesharing often introduces consumers to new artists, whose albums they may later choose...
...Recording Industry Association of America has subpoenaed at least 1,000 Internet users for trading copyrighted music. But some tracks are more likely to get you in trouble than others. RIAA officials won't say why certain artists seem to be targeted, but here's a listener's guide to the risk factors, based on subpoenas issued thus far. --By Chris Taylor...
MICHAEL JACKSON The King of Pop, who blasted the RIAA, has seen nearly every single from his Bad album targeted [TWO HANDCUFFS...
...RIAA spokesperson, meanwhile, says the lawsuits this spring were only the most recent cases...