Judge: RIAA can unmask file swappers

[Bronx]

U.S. District Judge Denny Chin ruled Monday that Cablevision, which provides broadband Internet access in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, can be required to divulge the identities of its subscribers sued over copyright violations.

Chin, in Manhattan, said that the implicit guarantee of anonymity in the Bill of Rights is an insufficient shield in this case: "Such a person's identity is not protected from disclosure by the First Amendment."

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5285605.html

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U.S. District Judge Denny Chin ruled Monday that Cablevision, which provides broadband Internet access in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, can be required to divulge the identities of its subscribers sued over copyright violations.

Chin, in Manhattan, said that the implicit guarantee of anonymity in the Bill of Rights is an insufficient shield in this case: "Such a person's identity is not protected from disclosure by the First Amendment."

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5285605.html

That sucks buddy. We New Yorkers always get screwed.

PS. I am not endorsing copyright violation or illegal file sharing, I just disagree with the verdict.

[Mr anderson]

they cant, because they would need the subscribers signture to allow any info to be passed on? wht happend to the data protection act! have they forgtten about tht!

[ViRaL1]

That's why they've lobbied for legislation that will allow them to circumvent that since it's part of a 'criminal investigation'. Looks like they got it.