Day archives: December 19th, 2003

Court Rules RIAA May Not Subpoena ISPs for Downloader Data

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled today that the recording industry cannot use subpoenas to enforce claims of copyright infringement under the DMCA by compelling ISPs to turn-over customer data on alleged music downloaders. From the decision: “It is not the province of the courts, however, to rewrite the DMCA …

Subjects: Privacy