The RIAA decided not to ask the Supreme Court to hear a case invo...
The RIAA decided not to ask the Supreme Court to hear a case involving Charter Communications. The U.S. Appeals Court, St. Louis, ruled in Jan. that RIAA couldn’t force Internet providers to divulge customer identities under the Digital Millennium…
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Copyright Act. A spokeswoman for RIAA said the trade group now has no plans for litigation in the matter. The appeals court said Charter was a conduit for file transfers, such as music files, over the Internet and didn’t violate DMCA rules. “Charter’s victory is now complete and permanent,” a company spokesman said. He noted that the appeals court’s ruling said the RIAA couldn’t use the DMCA’s streamlined subpoena procedures and instead had to file a federal lawsuit and follow regular court rules. - JM