[H]ardNews 8th Edition

RIAA Update:

It is almost getting to the point where we should make one daily RIAA post that covers who is suing, who is getting sued, what jurisdiction the RIAA has and doesn’t have and what side of the fence your local politician is on. Honestly, we only cover the RIAA stuff because we know how important it is to everyone. You can’t help but wonder how much all of this is costing.

The United States' largest supplier of ADSL broadband connections is challenging the recording industry's current campaign of targeting song swappers with a lawsuit filed late on Wednesday, charging that the RIAA is violating its customers' right to privacy. Pacific Bell Internet Services (PBIS), operated by telecommunications giant SBC Communications, challenged the subpoenas served against it by the RIAA on procedural grounds, arguing that hundreds of them were served improperly. However, the group made it clear that its action was taken in order to protect the privacy of its customers.