The record industry gets personal.

• Author: Harmon, Amy
• Position: Circuits - Distribution of music on internet in violation of copyright laws - Brief Article

File swappers beware: A federal judge has made it easier for the recording industry to pursue people who download copyrighted material, in January, the judge ordered Verizon Communications to disclose the identity of an Internet subscriber suspected of making available unauthorized copies of several hundred songs. The recording industry blames online piracy for a huge decline in CD sales in recent years. Until recently, it had largely limited its lawsuits to companies it saw...