Verizon Appeals Riaa Subpoena Win
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: mike kkm
Verizon Communications is asking an appeals court to block a court order that would reveal the identity of an alleged peer-to-peer pirate to the music industry.
In what is widely viewed as a test case pitting privacy against copyright laws, Verizon said on Thursday that it would file the request for a stay with the District of Columbia Court of Appeals by the end of the day.
"Verizon will use every legal means to protect its subscribers' privacy," said John Thorne, a senior vice president for Verizon. "If this ruling stands, consumers will be caught in a digital dragnet, not only from record companies alleging infringement of their copyright monopolies, but from anyone who can fill out a simple form."
Verizon has found allies among some nonprofit groups, including the Consumer Federation of America, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Consumer Alert, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and National Consumers League.
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http://news.com.com/2100-1023-982809.html?tag=fd_top
Posted by: Shinigami_[R.I.P.]
WoW, hope nothing happens to that Verizon subscriber... i mean, think about it, if it could happen to him ,it could happen to one of us.... scary thought :blink: :ph34r:
Posted by: mike kkm
yea. i hope verizon wins the case and the RIAA could go to hell.
Posted by: Shinigami_[R.I.P.]
In a way, Verizon and those allied groups (the Allied, if you will) are sort of protecting p2p programs and us... while the RIAA and others (the Axis, if you will lol) are against us... Guess who won the war? :lol: :D
Edit: typo
Posted by: mike kkm
[QUOTE=Shinigami,30 January 2003 - 22:33] In a way, Verizon and those allied groups (the Allied, if you will) are sort of protecting p2p programs and us... while the RIAA and others (the Axis, if you will lol) are against us... Guess who won the war? :lol: :D
:lol: :lol: :D that was funny.
Posted by: "The Avatar Man"
Originally posted by mike kkm@31 January 2003 - 07:40
[QUOTE=Shinigami,30 January 2003 - 22:33] In a way, Verizon and those allied groups (the Allied, if you will) are sort of protecting p2p programs and us... while the RIAA and others (the Axis, if you will lol) are against us... Guess who won the war? :lol: :D
:lol: :lol: :D that was funny.
Yeah but there were hard times before the war was won.
and after it the world was never quite the same :(
Posted by: Shinigami_[R.I.P.]
It's these hardships that every community/world must face and we must overcome with all our strength... things will change in the future, and hopefully towards our liking...
P.S. sorry for sounding all corny lol
Posted by: "The Avatar Man"
lol
yes you sounded very corny :lol: :lol:
Posted by: mike kkm
dude you are very corny and funny :lol:
Posted by: deckard
Nice to hear of a large corporation with some common ethics, like protection of privacy. Then again, I suppose that they may be thinking of the huge market segment that we P2p users represent, so...
Posted by: mike kkm
maybe. it interesting to see what happens.
Posted by: Yanks0826
Originally posted by Shinigami@31 January 2003 - 07:55
It's these hardships that every community/world must face and we must overcome with all our strength... things will change in the future, and hopefully towards our liking...
P.S. sorry for sounding all corny lol
Dude, you have a point. We all need to stick together and kick anybody's ass that comes knocking on our door.
I am getting pissed off with all of this RIAA talk. The stated that was just a "test" case. They are trying to prove a point to us. Think about it, it took them how long to finally go to court for 1 person. There is no way in hell they can get the whole fast track network.
RIAA= pussy's!
Posted by: 5zigenCivic
If everything your sharing is in the public domain then you have nothing to worry about ;)
Posted by: Switeck
Originally posted by 5zigenCivic@1 February 2003 - 14:33
If everything your sharing is in the public domain then you have nothing to worry about ;)
No, there's many cases of mistaken identity -- especially for those on dynamic ip addresses such as 56k modem users.