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Music industry slams ISPs with subpoenas
The Recording Industry Association of America is seeking subpoenas, at a rate of 75 a day, to force Internet providers to release the names of customers suspected of downloading bootlegged songs online.
It’s the music industry’s first step toward curbing online piracy at the source — individual computer users. When it gets the names from Internet companies, the industry plans to file civil lawsuits to stop the practice — and deter others with the threat of penalties of $150,000 per stolen song.
Internet service providers call the torrent of subpoenas an unprecedented action.
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