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*The music industry has issued at least 871
federal subpoenas against computer users this
month. They are for those suspected of illegally
sharing music files on the Internet, with roughly
75 new subpoenas being approved each day.
The effort represents early steps in the music
industry's contentious plan to file civil lawsuits aimed
at crippling online piracy. Subpoenas reviewed by the
Associated Press show some of the largest Internet
providers, such as Verizon Communications Inc.
and Comcast Cable Communications Inc., and
some universities are to provide names and mailing
addresses. Some users on their networks are known
online by nicknames such as "fox3j," "soccerdog33,"
"clover77" or "indepunk74."
The Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) has said it expects to file at least several
hundred lawsuits seeking financial damages within
the next eight weeks. U.S. copyright laws allow for
damages of $750 to $150,000 for each song offered
illegally on a person's computer, but the RIAA has
said it would be open to settlement proposals
from defendants.
federal subpoenas against computer users this
month. They are for those suspected of illegally
sharing music files on the Internet, with roughly
75 new subpoenas being approved each day.
The effort represents early steps in the music
industry's contentious plan to file civil lawsuits aimed
at crippling online piracy. Subpoenas reviewed by the
Associated Press show some of the largest Internet
providers, such as Verizon Communications Inc.
and Comcast Cable Communications Inc., and
some universities are to provide names and mailing
addresses. Some users on their networks are known
online by nicknames such as "fox3j," "soccerdog33,"
"clover77" or "indepunk74."
The Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) has said it expects to file at least several
hundred lawsuits seeking financial damages within
the next eight weeks. U.S. copyright laws allow for
damages of $750 to $150,000 for each song offered
illegally on a person's computer, but the RIAA has
said it would be open to settlement proposals
from defendants.