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Court says Verizon must reveal song swapper names
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:22:40 -0700
------ Forwarded Message From: Eric <eric () identera com> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:05:33 -0700 To: D Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: Court says Verizon must reveal song swapper names http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/030424/tech_verizon_1.html Reuters Court says Verizon must reveal song swapper names Thursday April 24, 3:24 pm ET WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. court said on Thursday that Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ - News) must reveal the names of customers suspected of downloading copyrighted songs from the Internet without permission. A trade group for the five major recording labels has sought to make Verizon reveal the names of two customers they suspect may be downloading hundreds of digital songs without permission, while Verizon said such a move would violate customers' privacy. U.S. District Court John Bates sided with the Recording Industry Association of America (News - Websites) in January, but Verizon asked Bates to keep the customers' names private while it appealed the decision. On Thursday, Bates denied Verizon's request. "Because Verizon is unable to show irreparable harm, or that it is likely to succeed on an appeal of its constitutional or statutory challenges, the Court also denies Verizon's request for a stay pending appeal," wrote Bates, who serves in Washington. ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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