The Chronicle: U. of Oregon Says No to John Doe
Add the University of Oregon to the small but growing list of institutions that are fighting the recording industry’s antipiracy lawsuits: The university is asking a federal judge to quash subpoenas seeking the names of 17 campus song-swapping suspects.
The Recording Industry Association of America asked Oregon officials to forward pre-litigation notices — which offer discounted rates for out-of-court settlements — to the students earlier this year. But the university declined, so the trade group went ahead and filed a “John Doe” subpoena that called on Oregon to name students identified only by Internet-protocol numbers.
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