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http://dmca.cs.washington.edu/ For your reading amusement, an investigation by researchers at the University of Washington about how ineffective the techniques used by the RIAA are in detecting actual copyright infringement. I especially liked the paper entitled "Challenges and Directions for Monitoring P2P File Sharing Networks –or– Why My Printer Received a DMCA Takedown Notice" Also, in case you haven't seen this, a woman successfully sued the RIAA for wrongfully accusing her and her 8 year old of copyright enfringement. Here is a summary with links to detailed articles from a recent EFF newsletter: TOP OF THE NEWS --Woman Wrongly Sued by RIAA Awarded More Than US $100,000 in Legal Fees (August 15 & 18, 2008) A US Federal Court has awarded Tanya Andersen more than US $100,000 in legal fees and interest following her successful fight against a lawsuit brought by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The RIAA accused Andersen and her eight-year-old daughter of illegally downloading music onto their PC. Andersen denied the allegations and offered her computer for the RIAA to inspect. The RIAA declined the offer and served papers on Andersen. During the court case, her PC was inspected by the RIAA, which found no evidence of wrongdoing. The case was eventually dropped. Andersen has filed a separate lawsuit against the RIAA for malicious prosecution. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2224122/single-mum-wins-107-951-riaa http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/15/1145236 http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/15/music-weasels-pay-tanya John A. Resotko Head of Systems Administration Michigan State University College of Law 208 Law College Building East Lansing, MI 48824-1300 email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 517-432-6836 Fax: 517-432-6861 Current Chairperson of the MSU Network Communications Community