Fang-Face writes “There are two stories about P2P file sharing and RIAA’s reaction to the practice. One of them, posted to the First Amendment Center on 29 Nov, reports on University of Florida’s action in preventing P2P downloading of copyrighted songs. The plaint in that article by civil liberties groups is that academe is acting as an agent for the recording industry. The second article, from NBC17.com on 02 Dec, is about the ACLU defending a so far unidentified student from RIAA. They want his name and filed for a subpoena. However, the issue in that case is more simple and straightforward than the copyright violation alleged in file sharing.
The ACLU’s interest stems from what it perceives as a violation of the unnamed student’s Constitutional rights to privacy and anonymous use of the Internet. By requesting the student’s name and contact information before proving any legal wrongdoing, the RIAA is violating the student’s rights, . .
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It should be interesting to watch this whole issue unfold.“
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