There are now 1568 subpoenas in EFF's RIAA subpoena database, all from the DC District Court through September 25, and Kazaa continues to have the doubtful distinction of leading the filesharing services with 1433 mentions.

Behind it, but far from immediately, is iMesh with 39 hits.

However, staff attorney Wendy Seltzer tell us, "The RIAA has filed about 100 more, through October 3, for which the court has entered captions but not yet posted subpoena documents. We're also looking to begin searching other district courts."

For now, ISPs (and other entities served, with some alternate names collapsed):
512 Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.
289 SBC Internet Communications, Inc.
227 Verizon Internet Services, Inc.
164 Time Warner Cable
99 Charter Communications, Inc.
65 Adelphia Communications Corporation
58 Cox Communications, Inc.
35 RCN Corporation
20 EarthLink, Inc.
8 Mediacom Communications Corporation
8 CenturyTel Internet Services, LLC
8 BellSouth.net, Inc.
8 America Online, Inc.
7 Grande Communications
6 New York University
6 InterQuest Communications
4 Loyola Marymount University
4 Bentley College Academic Technology Center
3 Qwest Communications, Inc.
3 Insight Midwest, L.P.
3 Boston College
2 Suntech Systems, Inc.
2 Sprint
2 San Bruno Municipal Cable
2 Northeastern University
2 CSC Holdings, Inc.
1 WideOpenWest Holdings, LLC
1 University of Southern California Doheny Memorial Library
1 Speakeasy, Inc.
1 Seren Innovations
1 Qwest Communications Corporation
1 Pacific Bell lnternet
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1 Loyola University Chicago
1 Illinois Institute of Technology
1 Greenville Electric Utility System (GEUS)
1 DePaul University
1 Columbia University
1 Choice One Communications lnc
1 Boston University
1 BlueMarble Telecom, LLC
1 AT&T Worldnet Service
1 Armstrong Cable Services
1 America Online
1 Altrio Communications, Inc.
1 Adelphia

Filesharing Services
1433 KaZaA
39 iMesh
31 Gnutella (BearShare)
24 Grokster
12 MP2P (Blubster & Piolet)
12 Gnutella (Limewire)
6 Gnutella
5 (unspecified)
3 Gnutella (Shareaza)
2 Gnutella (LimeWire)
1 Bearshare

University recipients
6 New York University
4 Loyola Marymount University
4 Bentley College Academic Technology Center
3 Boston College
2 Northeastern University
1 University of Southern California Doheny Memorial Library
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1 Loyola University Chicago
1 Illinois Institute of Technology
1 DePaul University
1 Columbia University

These subpoenas are all nice and well (and boy do I remember the days when filesharers said "If they have issues, take it to court." For whom the bell tolls?), but can someone help me a little?

If I'm not mistaken, under the DMCA, any individual or organization (e.g., Fatchucks.com, the RIAA, Leflaw) can secure a subpoena against anyone else and have their internet access cut off on suspicion of copyright infringement. YO Leflaw!, is there any way this method that the RIAA is using can be reversed and used against them?

If so, I'd be interested in organizing volunteers to use the DMCA's worst parts against those idiots who use it against the public.

Word?

I still cannot believe I haven't seen ONE subpoena for Optimum Online/Cablevision!!!

fatchuck, great idea.

if eveyone started to subpoena the riaa for copyright infringement, lawmakers would have to change the law requiring a lot more proof to get a saubpoena, which might greatly hinder the riaa's progress in the subpoena process.

if you are right, then go file a subpoena against them. see what happens. i doubt you could be prosecuted if you maintained you had "great suspicion" of copyright infringement.

Interesting... don't see any mention of some other types of networks on the list (like eyearesee)...

I'd hate to be the clerk keeping track of this fiasco...

~MaW~

And they just keep mising me, I mean WTF, I have over 200 gigs shared!

Please come for me RIAA!

Oh wait... you need uniquely identifiable users like new Kazaa users and kids... tough luck

I was thinking before that we should subpeona them too. Have someone's band claim the riaa stole their cd or something. Or maybe a job for the EFF?

-Dave

Now, wouldn't that be something if we could get the riaa's internet connection cut off? LOL pepe

No Convergent cable, that's what I'm on when I'm not at school, and I don't download at school, that could really get me in trouble. But anyway, my cable's not on there.

At least, not yet.

Zeon
"Live Free or Die!!"

Why don't they just file a class action suit against the entire country...

Because that would be way too obvious and people would ACTUALLY start to QUESTION the RIAA PUBLICLY!

HOW DARE THEY!!

>

Zeon
"Live Free or Die!!"

Glad i'm using Optonline! No subpoenas yet! And it has the fastest upload at that!

Hehe, well they havn't targeted anyone on my ISP either. But my school has things locked down pretty tight here. I only use Furthurnet, it's completely legal and the RIAA can kiss my butt. I'll listen to live music and go to concerts to support the music I like for the rest of my life. Along with buying indie of course.

No eDonkey on that list either. And so much for MP2P claiming they help hide your IP.

LOL WTF wheres MSN on that ISP list. Looks like RIAA cant touch Micro$oft MSN, are they scared of M$?

Now is the time to take action. If you are in a band, hold a free show with other musicians and hand out fliers with the boycott riaa address. I live in Florida and I know plenty of bars and pubs in the area that will gladly let you put on a free show to possibly attract customers. E-mail the riaa and let them know that your band and however many others are doing this. If a sufficient amount of bands start sending these emails to the riaa and to local newspapers/tv stations/radio stations then the public will have to take notice. Do you think that a local radio station would pass up the opportunity to show up at a bar and hand out their dumb stickers? I am currently booking a show at Happy Daze scheduled for November sometime. I'll let you know more about this on a later date.

The corporations need to be disolved. We would have the power to do this, if it weren't for our politicians being bought. Corporations did not used to have this kind of power in this country. It used to be a lot harder to even start a corporation. If at any time, the corporation was not in the best interest of the people, then it was disolved. Now it seems the other way around. WAKE UP PEOPLE, OUR COUNTRY IS GOING TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET!!!!


~goingnova

"Filesharing Services

5 (unspecified) "

fuck, sounds like they're going after people on IRC already

I'm still safe, so far...not that it matters. Let's go, Carey-sue! What'choo waitin' fer? Little wussie...

Isn't Optimum Online owned by Time Warner cable?

I said this before and I'll say it again. Someone needs to try and sue individual employees of the RIAA. Try suing individual members of the RIAA responsible for the subpoena process and who maintain the network that tracks P2P usage!!! Try and sue employees who make an average or less amount of income responsible for this. That will really threaten the RIAA that they better stop this PRIVACY INVADING subpoena and lawsuit campaign against innocent ordinary everyday U.S. citizens!!!!!!! Suing the RIAA as a whole like what's already been happenning might be a great idea!!!!!!!!!!

Forgot to add that suing the RIAA as a whole IN ADDITION to suing individual RIAA employees, execs, CEOs, and board of directors is a GREAT IDEA!!!!!!!!

glad to know that i share over 20 gigs on kazaa or 1626 files for everyone to take, and its all legal music and files i have obtained. I enjoy having it on and seeing ppl download like crazy.

1 University of Southern California Doheny Memorial Library
OH NO, a "Pirate" in a library...
what a horror..where THEY offering at least a thousand songs?

And, the toadies for the RIAA violated about 75 % of the Kazaa end user agreement over and over, continue to violate their non-profit status provisions, and probably are acetabulum deep in a series of other violations of laws and statutes...so when are these things going be investigated?
-bulkeraser

Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations act. RICO

The RIAA doesn't need to read or follow the EUA of any software, or so they think, because they think they are the internet police, well they are going to have to wake up as we are about to kick them off their high stoop.

ahh poohie on them I sent out BMG's buy 1 cd and get the next 12 free today with writting all over it protesting the Music Industry On the outside of the envelope too hoping that all that handle it will also Boycott them! Kiss my tootie RIAA ~~~~

note to pizzariaa - so far as I know, there have been no RIAA subpoenas issued in Florida... probably because Florida law makes it very, very easy to make yourself judgment proof (that's why OJ moved here)

Even if they shut down all filesharing apps (which they will never be able to do), I can still trade files over AOL or ICQ and then i can even borrow cd's from my friends and copy them... Good Luck RIAA (Sarcasm indeed)... ;p

bluerhythmjo... dag don't jinx people down here LOL

I am immune!

Besides, even if they were after me, my ISP would send out a warning about copyright infringement (or alleged, as they put it) and, having received no such warning I shall continue to party on.

Sueing the RIAA for copyright infringement of nothing is not something we want to do. That would be stooping to their levels, and we're better than that. We are trying to make this a better place, not do pointless things. Theoretically it would get a point across, but at the same time, that theory only allows for sentient beings to be in control at the RIAA, which past history shows is not the case.

ALSO, unlike the poor kids who are getting sued, the RIAA has very deep pockets and some very good lawyers, so I seriously doubt that they would be found guilty, and they would probably get it dismissed from court which would basically make it a waste of your time.

I still cannot believe I haven't seen ONE subpoena for Optimum Online/Cablevision!!! by vinylman

If you look on the list, CSC Holdings, Inc is Cablevision/Optimum Online. I also noticed that Comcast is still at the top of the list.

thefirstnutzo
if everyone strated suing them, it would get massive publicity and bring lots of attention to this issue and this site

but of course, no one will end up doing anything. i'll see if i can sue them myself... sigh...

I've made some music on my piano that I haven't titled yet... what if I just happen to call it 'Hit Me Baby One More' instead of 'Mike's Concerto in D minor' and go by the artistic Penname of 'Britney' instead of 'Mike'.... if the RIAA bots download my song, which is easy to determine, can I subpoena them?

UM.... I use Kazaa Lite.... Are they after me...who cares.....This IS a free country I do what the hell I want to do.... I am Woman Hear me roar...Man I love that song....Gotta go download it.....
!!!!
long live P2P !!!!

FREE 2 DO WHAT THE HELL I WANT TO DO
I HAVE RIGHTS YOU RIAA WUSSIES....
OHHH
I NEED TO DOWNLOAD
MICK JAGGER NOW....I
FELL LIKE SUCH A
BAD GIRL.....
PEACE LOVE AND P2P

"I've made some music on my piano that I haven't titled yet... what if I just happen to call it 'Hit Me Baby One More' instead of 'Mike's Concerto in D minor' and go by the artistic Penname of 'Britney' instead of 'Mike'.... if the RIAA bots download my song, which is easy to determine, can I subpoena them?
"


lol, i used to make copys of the mIRC installation program, rename the copys to stuff like "Metallica - St Anger.mp3" and "Madonna - Celebrate.mp3", and shared them... but no RIAA bots found me :\

that brings to a question that I hope someone can answer - does the RIAA _check_ the files they download from sharers to make sure they are "genuine" before slapping a subpoena? Hehe, I'd like to see a filesharer sue the RIAA if they f*ck up by collecting and presenting invalid/fraudulent evidence because they're so damn money-hungry.

In-Flames wrote: that brings to a question that I hope someone can answer - does the RIAA _check_ the files they download from sharers to make sure they are "genuine" before slapping a subpoena? Hehe, I'd like to see a filesharer sue the RIAA if they f*ck up by collecting and presenting invalid/fraudulent evidence because they're so damn money-hungry.

Bingo!

I am under the opinion that no they don't check beyond the name of a file. Otherwise, why would they sue a grandmother with a Mac computer, uncapable of using the software? That was one of the cases thrown out. Just a file name seems to be all they are looking for.

hey hey, i just joined as a result of the subpoena i received yesterday....the first through opt. online i think. they busted me for sharing eight files on kazaa. damn.