The RIAA has changed its tactic. No longer will they sue random people for file sharing. Now they're going after the ISPs. While many of the large media company ISPs such as AOL, Comcast, etc., will almost certainly comply, what will the smaller, independent ISPs do? How will large telcos like Verizon react?
Internet News reports:
A music industry official, who asked not to be identified, said the proposed ISP infringement notice is intended to send an early warning to downloaders. Since a large of percentage of music downloading is done by teenagers, the RIAA hoped the notifications, which were to be sent to the account holders, might tip off parents as to their children's possible copyright infringements.
One ISP, Bayou Internet and Communications, has told the RIAA that he wants compensation for this work. The ISP owner, Jerry Scroggin, serving around 12,000 customers in Louisiana, has said if the RIAA wants his help, it'd better bring its checkbook and leave the legal threats at home.
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