Volume III

Issue : 14: July 14, 2005

• Company Sues Wayback Machine over Law Firms Circumvention of the Websites Blocking Mechanisms
• Maryland Court Refuses to Take Jurisdiction over Website Offering Software Downloads
• Alberta Privacy Commissioner Comments on Keystroke Logging
• Google Sued by Advertiser for Losses Arising out of Click Fraud
• FTC Receives Complaint to Investigate Online Sale of Personal Information Including Cell Phone Records
• RIAA Sues another 784 Alleged File Swappers
• U.S. Banks to Pool ID Theft Data to Provide to FTC

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RIAA Sues another 784 Alleged File Swappers

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), a powerful trade group representing the U.S. recording industry, announced on June 29 that it is filing a new series of copyright infringement lawsuits against 784 alleged illegal file sharers.

The "John Doe" suits allege illegal distribution by individuals of copyrighted music on the Internet via peer-to-peer services such as KaZaa, LimeWire and Grokster. The lawsuits were filed in federal district courts across the U.S.A., following the unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision in MGM v. Grokster, allowing copyright suits against peer-to-peer software companies.

For a copy of the RIAA press release, visit:

http://www.riaa.com/news/newsletter/062905.asp