A federal appeals court is blessing the legal process by which the recording industry and other content owners unmask the identities of alleged peer-to-peer copyright infringers.. The decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is believed to be the first appellate court to sanction a process that has ultimately hauled tens of thousands of alleged P2P infringers into court, (.pdf) many at the request of the Recording Industry Association of America. The link for this article located at Wired is no longer available. . The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals supports revealing identities of file-sharing copyright offenders, affecting numerous individuals.. Copyright Infringement, P2P Networks, Intellectual Property, Legal Process. . Anthony Pell
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