RIAA Will Drop Cases If You Point Out That An IP Address Isn't A Person
Steve Schear
s.schear at comcast.net
Tue Aug 1 16:38:04 PDT 2006
For years, the RIAA has claimed that having the IP address of a computer
that has shared unauthorized files is the equivalent of having the evidence
of who was actually sharing files. That, of course, is false. The IP
address simply can help you know who paid for the Internet access, but not
who was using what computer on a network. In fact, this even had some
people suggesting that, if you want to win a lawsuit from the RIAA, you're
best off <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20040518/1443220.shtml>opening
up your WiFi network to neighbors. It seems like this strategy might
actually be working.
More at:
http://www.almostheadline.com/site/AlmostHeadline/E310F373-4681-48CC-8358-41350312D306.html
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