Yahoo, ISPs enter Net privacy fray (News.com)

[Posted September 10, 2002 by cook]

News.com examines subtle details of the DMCA that allows a copyright owner to subpoena subscriber information from an ISP when a copyright violation is suspected. ""What the RIAA is really seeking, at the end of the day, is to shift the burden of copyright enforcement from its own members--who apparently would prefer not to alienate potential customers by suing them outright--to an ISP that does nothing more than provide an Internet connection to the customer," the brief says."

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Posted Sep 11, 2002 20:49 UTC (Wed) by tonyobrien0 (guest, #3639) [Link]

It's nice to see a corporation standing up for civil rights.

I just hope they don't cave when RIAA says "We'll PAY for that info."