RIAA Files New Round of Lawsuits Against Music Traders

by Mario Lozano on January 22, 2004 · 1 comment

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The Recording Industry Association of America filed lawsuits against 532 individuals it says are illegally distributing copyright music on peer-to-peer networks.

The lawsuits filed in New York and Washington D.C., employ the “John Doe” process, which is used to sue defendants whose names aren’t known. Defendants are identified by their numerical computer address, known as an “IP” or Internet Protocol address. Once a “John Doe” suit has been filed, record companies can subpoena the information necessary to identify the defendant by name.

“Our campaign against illegal file sharers is not missing a beat,” said Cary Sherman, President, RIAA. “The message to illegal file sharers should be as clear as ever – we can and will continue to bring lawsuits on a regular basis against those who illegally distribute copyrighted music.”

The Electronic Frontier Foundation said the John Doe lawsuits offer more due process and privacy protections than the automatic subpoenas the D.C. Circuit court rejected in the RIAA v. Verizon case.

“While it’s an improvement that the record industry now has to play by the same rules as everyone else who goes into court, they are still heading in the wrong direction,” noted EFF Legal Director Cindy Cohn. “The recording industry should be giving America’s millions of filesharers the same deal that radio stations have had for decades: pay a fair fee, play whatever you want on whatever software works best for you.”

The RIAA said they would continue to offer illegal file sharers an opportunity to settle.

(via Recording Industry Association of America)

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