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RIAA Blames Harvard Law Professor for Dragging Out File-Sharing Case

By DrewWilson

There's been a development in the RIAA lawsuit where a Harvard Law professor decided to step in. There's an interesting report from a Connecticut news site that discusses the latest developments in a case where a Harvard Law professor stepped in to intervene in a file-sharing lawsuit that probably would have otherwise ended up like the other thousands where the defendant settled out of court. While the report says that the judge hasn't made any decisions, the arguments being heard seem interesting even if they have been heard in previous cases. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) demanded that the defendant hand over their computer so they can copy the contents of their hard drive for evidence of copyright infringement. Nesson argues that handing over the computer would be a violation of the defendants privacy rights.

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on January 07, 2009 (boomark / email).