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November 29, 2007, 03:55 PM ET
U. of Oregon Files Motion to Quash RIAA Subpoenas
The University of Oregon filed a motion Wednesday with the U.S. District Court in Oregon to quash the recording industry’s subpoenas seeking the names of 17 Oregon students it believes are swapping music online in violation of copyright law.
The motion, a follow-up to another court document, calls the subpoenas “overbroad and burdensome” and says the recording industry’s request for information about students jeopardizes their rights to privacy and due process.
To comply with the subpoenas, the motion states, Oregon would have to investigate whether the computers in question were connected to the university network and, if possible, locate their users. Oregon would have to identify the students who lived at or visited the places where the computers were located, and produce their names, addresses, and telephone numbers.
“The university has an obligation to produce existing documents to comply with narrowly tailored third-party subpoenas, it does not have an obligation to investigate plaintiff’s case or create discoverable material through such an investigation,” the motion stated. —Andrea L. Foster
Categories: Campus-Piracy
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