johnnymk
04-21-2008, 04:30 AM
http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15672
p2pnet news | RIAA News:- Ten University of Arizona students, accused of illegally distributing Big 4 ‘product’ online, have proved resistance isn’t futile.
Fourteen students were subpoenaed by the Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG extortion outfit, but 12 decided they weren’t giving in to blackmail.
Now, copyright infringement claims have been dismissed for 10 of them, says the Arizona Daily Star today.
The RIAA demanded, “personal information,” says the story, going on the school complied, releasing information about 10 of the students on April 10.
But it withheld information about two others because they’d, “come to a settlement with the industry, court documents show’.
The UA kept hold of information on another two students who’d filed motions in federal court to dismiss copyright suits and, “Those are the two students whose copyright claims have not been dismissed,” says the story.
But, just how useful will the data supplied by the university actually be? - it wonders.
It, “keeps user information only for a few weeks for capacity reasons, so the only information retained are [sic] the first and last dates a user is logged on the network,” says the Arizona Daily Star, adding:
“As a result, with multiple users sharing a network, it can be unclear who downloads what and when, documents show. Also, data are collected periodically, not continuously, so downloads might occur when data are not being collected. Finally, there is also the possibility of guest users, who would appear in the system under a different user’s code.”
Lawyers hire by the RIAA to act for it in Arizona, “declined to comment” and, “Efforts to reach RIAA officials were unsuccessful.”
p2pnet news | RIAA News:- Ten University of Arizona students, accused of illegally distributing Big 4 ‘product’ online, have proved resistance isn’t futile.
Fourteen students were subpoenaed by the Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG extortion outfit, but 12 decided they weren’t giving in to blackmail.
Now, copyright infringement claims have been dismissed for 10 of them, says the Arizona Daily Star today.
The RIAA demanded, “personal information,” says the story, going on the school complied, releasing information about 10 of the students on April 10.
But it withheld information about two others because they’d, “come to a settlement with the industry, court documents show’.
The UA kept hold of information on another two students who’d filed motions in federal court to dismiss copyright suits and, “Those are the two students whose copyright claims have not been dismissed,” says the story.
But, just how useful will the data supplied by the university actually be? - it wonders.
It, “keeps user information only for a few weeks for capacity reasons, so the only information retained are [sic] the first and last dates a user is logged on the network,” says the Arizona Daily Star, adding:
“As a result, with multiple users sharing a network, it can be unclear who downloads what and when, documents show. Also, data are collected periodically, not continuously, so downloads might occur when data are not being collected. Finally, there is also the possibility of guest users, who would appear in the system under a different user’s code.”
Lawyers hire by the RIAA to act for it in Arizona, “declined to comment” and, “Efforts to reach RIAA officials were unsuccessful.”