One ISP says RIAA must pay for piracy protection
Posted by Greg Sandoval
Jerry Scroggin, owner-operator of Bayou Internet and Communications, wants the music and film industries to know that he's not a cop and he doesn't work for free.
Scroggin, who sells Internet access to between 10,000 and 12,000 customers in Louisiana, heard the news on Friday that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has opted out of suing individuals for pirating... [Read More]
New Psystar filing full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
By Chris Foresman | Published: December 23, 2008 - 07:25PM CT
Despite having its countersuit against Apple thrown out, Psystar continues to deny it is violating any law and that Apple has no legal standing to sue Psystar for selling unlicensed copies of Mac OS X. Unfortunately, Psystar's answer to Apple's amended complaint also denies a few facts, as... [Read More]
Australian 'Net filter testing set, will include P2P
By John Timmer | Published: December 22, 2008 - 12:04PM CT
Australia's Minister of Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy (BCDE), Stephen Conroy, appears to have recognized that his country's plan to install mandatory content filters at the ISP level is causing a public backlash. Conroy has set up several FAQs that describe the program in detail, and... [Read More]
Analysis: RIAA Strategy Shift Mired in Murky Legal Waters
By David Kravets
December 22, 2008
Commiepics_2 The Recording Industry Association of America's new enforcement strategy is based on a questionable interpretation of what constitutes copyright infringement. And its copyright-detection services remain under a cloud at the center of a class action legal challenge.
The RIAA, the record labels' legal and... [Read More]
p2pnet news | RIAA News:- RIAA assistant chief dissembler Cary Sherman says suing Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG customers was the only way to go.
The Big 4 extortion unit is trying to convince the world its new policy of muscling ISPs into doing its dirty work for it represents a significant and positive policy change.
“If you can go back to that time in your mind and remember that file... [Read More]
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