An appeals court on Friday blocked studios and record labels from using expedited subpoenas to identify internet users suspected of illegally sharing songs, movies and TV shows.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that copyright holders cannot use the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to subpoena internet providers that merely act as conduits for infringing material.
The Motion Picture Association and the Recording Industry Association of America had warned that blocking such subpoenas will hamper efforts to fight digital piracy.
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