The excessive use of force in the RIAA's jihad against music swappers has led to a call for the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to be re-examined.
While Republican Senator Norm Coleman doesn't doubt that sharing music is "theft", he says the RIAA's methods are inappropriate. "In this country we don't cut off people's hands when they steal," he said. "One question I have is whether the penalty here fits the crime."
After Verizon lost an important ruling earlier in the summer, the RIAA has filed suit against several ISPs demanding the identity of hundreds of music lovers using file-sharing networks. Most providers have complied, but on Wednesday one of the most important, SBC fought back. The SBC has filed suit in San Francisco against the RIAA claiming that the subpoenas violate due process.
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