Copyright holders like record labels have too much power over what people do with songs, argues technology analyst Bill Thompson, This BBC Story.
After failing to persuade an appeals court of its case, US ISP Verizon is handing over the names of four of its customers to the lawyers at the Recording Industry Association of America.
The disclosure marks a significant shift in the way that customer privacy is dealt with in US law and will, as with many aspects of the regulation of the internet, have an impact on net users around the world.
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