RIAA Loses DMCA Subpoena Case Against Charter

RIAA Loses DMCA Subpoena Case Against Charter 372

Posted by timothy on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @08:04PM from the sorry-fellas dept.

BrynM writes "According to an opinion published today (PDF), the RIAA has lost its case against Charter Communications regarding subpoenas for the cable ISP's users to be identified for copyright infringement in the Eastern District of Missouri. You may remember that Charter Communications filed a motion to block the RIAA's subpoena back in late 2003. Now Charter has prevailed. Here's the blurb from the Court 'Civil case - Digital Millennium Copyright Act. District court erred in issuing subpoenas on internet providers to obtain personal information about the providers' subscribers who were alleged to be transmitting copyrighted works via the internet through peer-to-peer programs; the internet providers' function was limited to acting as a conduit for the allegedly copyrighted material, and Section 512(h) of the Act does not authorize subpoenas in such circumstances; case remanded with directions. Dissent by Judge Murphy. [PUBLISHED] [Bye, Author, with Murphy and Bright, Circuit Judges]'"

RIAA Loses DMCA Subpoena Case Against Charter

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May I please be the first to say ... (Score:1, Funny)

by SpooForBrains ( 771537 ) writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @08:06PM (#11259351)

"Wooo!"

I am safe! (Score:5, Funny)

by XaviorPenguin ( 789745 ) writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @08:07PM (#11259369) Homepage Journal

I am in St. Louis, MO and use Charter. I have been following this for a while and I am glad that this is over. I won't be getting caught! :D

You got first post... (Score:2, Funny)

by Cryptnotic ( 154382 ) * writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @08:08PM (#11259387)

...so I guess so.

I for one... (Score:2, Funny)

by excaliber19 ( 750206 ) writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @08:09PM (#11259391)

...welcome our new DMCA overlords...err...wait

Re:So what? (Score:3, Funny)

by excaliber19 ( 750206 ) writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @08:14PM (#11259437)

Copywrite infringement
Oh, so is Copyright infringement...

Re:I am safe! (Score:5, Funny)

by eSims ( 723865 ) writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @08:14PM (#11259443) Homepage

XaviorPenguin!
Stop reading slashdot and stand in the middle of the room!
Yes, you!
We've had our eye on you for a while and our agents will be there shortly to aprehend you for your criminal acts, and yes, Room 101 is waiting!
/obscure "1984" reference

Charter can awesome but... (Score:1, Funny)

by i 3 joo! ( 846337 ) writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @08:15PM (#11259449)

I'm still moving to India in 2006.

Re:Freedom (Score:5, Funny)

by MaineCoon ( 12585 ) writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @08:23PM (#11259505) Homepage

little glimpse into our great paste

Even though it has at times been a sticky paste.

Armegeddon? (Score:5, Funny)

by Mr. Cancelled ( 572486 ) writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @08:29PM (#11259559)

We've got Bush getting re-elected [geocities.com] (and nutcases putting up webpages about it), biblical-sized disasters [foxnews.com] occuring, and now someone made a sensible decision in a case involving the RIAA???

Dunno 'bout you, but I'm going to start stockin' up on canned food and shotgun shells.

Re:So what? (Score:4, Funny)

by Sleetan ( 679171 ) writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @08:35PM (#11259610)

Maybe it needs a (+1, Wrong) so it'll be easier for people to see when someone is

Re:Enemies List (Score:2, Funny)

by penix1 ( 722987 ) writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @08:37PM (#11259616) Homepage

"Office of the Commissioner of Baseball (wtf?)"

I guess they wanted to stop baseball card trading...

B.

Re:U.S. Constitution: Fourth Amendment (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @08:52PM (#11259731)

Congratulationss, you've attained to the Seventh Sphere of Begging A Question. You are now granted full Elvish Magic.

Re:I am safe! (Score:1, Funny)

by cbrocious ( 764766 ) writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @08:57PM (#11259765) Homepage

1984? Is that a movie or something?

(Please don't harm my karma for that... you called one of the greatest books ever obscure... how could a geek resist?)

Re:Enemies List (Score:4, Funny)

by karnal ( 22275 ) writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @09:01PM (#11259795)

Because as you know, you can't go platinum. It's just Myrrh (sp?) or double Myrrh.

Re:Armegeddon? (Score:3, Funny)

by SunFan ( 845761 ) writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @09:16PM (#11259944)

Dunno 'bout you, but I'm going to start stockin' up on canned food and shotgun shells.

Do it properly by first coating your cans in wax, boxing them up into crates, and burying them 10 feet down in your back yard with metal mixed into the fill dirt to confuse treasure hunters. Bury the shovel you used on the cans elsewhere with more metal in the fill dirt. Also, learn how to live in a nice tree. The looters will find you in your house. Oh, and don't forget your copy of Klingon dictionary. You will be needing it...I can't say any more.

Re:Enemies List (Score:3, Funny)

by the arbiter ( 696473 ) writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @10:09PM (#11260278)

Oh man. Thanks for catching that. I now go to wallow in my own shame.

Re:Enemies List (Score:2, Funny)

by starrsoft ( 745524 ) writes: on Tuesday January 04, 2005 @10:40PM (#11260486) Homepage

who were willing to go on

record

Those who were willing to go on record? *snicker, snicker*

Possible response to your comment (Score:3, Funny)

by Frank T. Lofaro Jr. ( 142215 ) writes: on Wednesday January 05, 2005 @03:32AM (#11261736) Homepage

Because of you our music won't sell,
Now God is going to damn you to hell.
Trading our songs has raised our ire,
Now thou shall burn in the Lake of Fire!

Re:what's next? (Score:2, Funny)

by Jazu ( 215175 ) writes: on Wednesday January 05, 2005 @12:58PM (#11264511)

(-1, Latin)

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May I please be the first to say ... (Score:1, Funny)

I am safe! (Score:5, Funny)

You got first post... (Score:2, Funny)

I for one... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:So what? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:I am safe! (Score:5, Funny)

Charter can awesome but... (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Freedom (Score:5, Funny)

Armegeddon? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:So what? (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Enemies List (Score:2, Funny)

Re:U.S. Constitution: Fourth Amendment (Score:1, Funny)

Re:I am safe! (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Enemies List (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Armegeddon? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Enemies List (Score:3, Funny)

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