Legal/Government

Senator launches RIAA investigation

Sen. Norm Coleman is dismayed by the recent lawsuits filed against file traders:

The chairman of the Senate's permanent subcommittee on investigations Thursday began an inquiry into the music industry's crackdown against online music swappers, calling the campaign "excessive."

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"The industry seems to have adopted a 'shotgun' approach that could potentially cause injury and harm to innocent people who may simply have been victims of circumstance, or possessed a lack of knowledge of the rules related to digital sharing of files," Coleman wrote.

Let's hope that Coleman has the balls to stand up to Orrin Hatch and all the other pro-media congresscritters.

Posted by Mayhem at August 1, 2003 12:01 PM