Public Citizen files amicus briefs against RIAA P2P efforts [fs]

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 16:04:01 -0500
From: "Angela Bradbery" <abradbery () citizen org>
Subject: Music industry hasn't justified ID-ing file-sharers/Public
        Citizen press release


Public Citizen has filed two "friend of the court' briefs in lawsuits 
brought by record companies against file-sharers.

In both cases, which are pending in Pennsylvania and Georgia courts, Public 
Citizen argued that the music industry has not shown adequate justification 
for unveiling the identities of anonymous online music "pirates."
In the briefs, the group are asking both courts to require the record 
industry to follow procedures designed to protect the privacy of Internet 
users in its latest round of lawsuits against unnamed alleged music 
file-sharers.

To view the Pennsylvania press release, click here: 
<http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=1650>http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=1650

To view the Georgia press release, click here:
<http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=1651>http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=1651

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Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization 
based in Washington, D.C.

Angela Bradbery
Deputy Director, Communications
Public Citizen
1600 20th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 588-7741

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