November 12, 2004
Judge's Ruling Offers Some Protection to Accused Song Swappers
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that Internet-service providers in her jurisdiction must notify network users, and inform them of their legal rights, before turning their names over to record-company officials who accuse them of illegal online song swapping.
This year the recording industry has succeeded in learning the names of people it suspects of large-scale song trading by filing batches of "John Doe" lawsuits that ask Internet providers, including colleges, to identify
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