In what a Recording Industry Association of America spokesperson described as “catching up to the pace we were at before,” the RIAA has filed five new suits to ensnare another 531 computer users who allegedly have traded pirated music online. The copyright lawsuit tactic first emerged last year in a spate of subpoenas based on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) but tapered off after a court ruling against the RIAA. In the wake of the court ruling, last month the RIAA filed its first wave of so-called “John Doe” lawsuits in which the defendant is identified at first only as an Internet address.
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RIAA Files Suit Against 531 Song-Swappers
Posted by: Jay Lyman February 18, 2004 10:15 AMIn what a Recording Industry Association of America spokesperson described as “catching up to the pace we were at before,” the RIAA has filed five new suits to ensnare another 531 computer users who allegedly have traded pirated music online. The copyright lawsuit tactic first emerged last year in a spate of subpoenas based on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) but tapered off after a court ruling against the RIAA. In the wake of the court ruling, last month the RIAA filed its first wave of so-called “John Doe” lawsuits in which the defendant is identified at first only as an Internet address.