Supreme Court Declines to Review Verizon Victory in D.C. Circuit in DMCA Appeal

October 14, 2004

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of the D.C. Circuit Court ruling that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) had no authority under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to obtain subpoenas compelling Verizon and other Internet service providers to disclose the names and other information about subscribers alleged by RIAA to be infringing its members' copyrights using peer-to-peer file sharing software.

Related Links:

• Read New York Times story
• Court Accepts Verizon Position, Rejects Recording Industry Subpoenas
• WRF Attorney Argues Internet First Amendment Case Before D.C. Circuit Court
• Read decision from U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia