January 9, 2004

Court Slows Efforts to Stop Illegal Sharing of Music

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

Ruling is likely to stem flow of subpoenas to colleges

Students and college officials alike are scrambling to understand the implications of a federal-court ruling that crippled the ability of the recording industry to seek the names of those who illegally share music online.

The unanimous decision, issued last month by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, seems sure to stem the steady stream of subpoenas that colleges have

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