Despite criticism of its technical and legal tactics, the Recording Industry Association of America is continuing its campaign of lawsuits against individual Internet file traders accused of copyright infringement. Opponents of the strategy, which so far has consisted of nearly 1,500 subpoenas and 261 lawsuits, claimed a victory when the RIAA agreed it would inform potential targets that they might be sued. But the recording industry’s tracking of alleged music thieves on file-sharing networks — such as Kazaa and Gnutella — was criticized for its likelihood of producing false positives.
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RIAA Still Suing, Will Warn File Traders
Posted by: Jay Lyman October 1, 2003 02:45 PMDespite criticism of its technical and legal tactics, the Recording Industry Association of America is continuing its campaign of lawsuits against individual Internet file traders accused of copyright infringement. Opponents of the strategy, which so far has consisted of nearly 1,500 subpoenas and 261 lawsuits, claimed a victory when the RIAA agreed it would inform potential targets that they might be sued. But the recording industry’s tracking of alleged music thieves on file-sharing networks — such as Kazaa and Gnutella — was criticized for its likelihood of producing false positives.