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ACLU Sues RIAA to Protect Student Anonymity

The ACLU has filed suit in Massachusetts arguing that Boston College should not be forced to reveal that name of a BC student accused by the RIAA of being a large-scale file trader. The RIAA says that the issues raised in the case have already been addressed by the courts in a challenge brought by Verizon.

ACLU Challenges Music Industry in Court
The New York Times, September 29, 2003