SCORE ONE FOR THE LITTLE GUY! RIAA's strategy is full of holes says Court of Appeals.

(Dec. 23, 2003) *Score one for the little guy, or should we say the stealing guy? On Friday the Washington, DC Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the RIAA's latest defensive scheme or suing file sharers.
The court ruled that the Recording Industry Association of America couldn't order subpoenas for the identities of file swappers under provisions of federal copyright law. Verizon Communications was the first Internet service provider to receive the subpoenas and resisted them in court.

"Today's ruling is an important victory for Internet users and all consumers," Verizon Associate General Counsel Sarah Deutsch said in a statement. "The court has knocked down a dangerous procedure that threatens Americans' traditional legal guarantees and violates their constitutional rights."

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