Professor Geist comments in the National Post and Ottawa Citizen on news that CRIA has launched its first round of lawsuits against individual file sharers. Professor Geist addresses the decision by Shaw Communications to challenge the requests for subscriber information on privacy grounds. see: Personal Files About To Go Public (National Post) also see: Music Giants Come After the Little Guy (Ottawa Citizen)
CRIA Launches Round of Lawsuits
February 15, 2004
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