] A U.S. federal appeals court has dealt the RIAA a long
] awaited kick to the groin in its pursuit of file
] swappers, saying the music label lobby group can no
] longer force Internet providers to turn over their
] customers names.
]
]
] The Friday ruling from a three-judge panel hearing the
] case for the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of
] Columbia is likely to slow down the RIAA (Recording
] Industry Association of America) hunt for file swappers.
] The judges have blocked the pigopolist mob from being
] able to subpoena users' names from ISPs. This decision
] overturns a district court ruling earlier this year that
] ordered Verizon to give up the goods on its customers.
]
]
] "We conclude . . . as Verizon contends, a subpoena may be
] issued only to an ISP engaged in storing on its servers
] material that is infringing or the subject of infringing
] activity," the court wrote.

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U.S. judges blast music labels' attack on ISPs and users