Supreme Court won't hear Internet case -- for now

pr0digal jenius · Oct 13, 2004, 09:18 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday sidestepped a dispute about whether Internet providers can be forced to identify subscribers illegally swapping music and movies online.

The subject, however, may be back at the court soon.

The Bush administration agrees with recording and movie companies which want to use a 1998 law to get information about Internet users, but the administration also had encouraged the Supreme Court to wait to settle the issue.

The recording industry had sought court intervention now, arguing that more than 2.6 billion music files are illegally downloaded each month and that the law is needed to identify culprits.

The copyright law was written before file-swapping was common, and an appeals court said it could not be used to get information about people who share copyrighted files.
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Source/Read More: CNN

Linkin Park · Oct 13, 2004, 09:25 AM

Yay, i guess that means my 30 gig MP3 drive is safe for now

XBoy · Oct 13, 2004, 09:21 PM

Why is the government protecting corporations and not the people???

Oct 13, 2004, 09:18 AM	#1
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	Supreme Court won't hear Internet case -- for now WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday sidestepped a dispute about whether Internet providers can be forced to identify subscribers illegally swapping music and movies online. The subject, however, may be back at the court soon. The Bush administration agrees with recording and movie companies which want to use a 1998 law to get information about Internet users, but the administration also had encouraged the Supreme Court to wait to settle the issue. The recording industry had sought court intervention now, arguing that more than 2.6 billion music files are illegally downloaded each month and that the law is needed to identify culprits. The copyright law was written before file-swapping was common, and an appeals court said it could not be used to get information about people who share copyrighted files. _______________ Source/Read More: CNN

Oct 13, 2004, 09:21 PM	#3
XBoy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	why? Why is the government protecting corporations and not the people???

Oct 13, 2004, 09:25 AM	#2
Linkin Park DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Yay, i guess that means my 30 gig MP3 drive is safe for now