'RIAA wants to close down the net'

If the tune enterprise wins a crucial upcoming case, the internet will have to be closed down, a legal professional worried in the case has claimed.

Ray Beckerman, one of the lawyers concerned in protecting instances introduced against humans by using the Recording industry affiliation of the united states (RIAA) , said the case of Electro vs. Barker may want to spell the cease of the internet .

Beckerman, defending Barker in courtroom, made a movement to dismiss the case due to the fact the RIAA had neglected to provide any acts, dates, or times of copyright infringement, as required by the regulation.

The RIAA countered that by making files available on-line within the first area, Barker become making a copyright infringement, an issue which Beckerman observed "stunning".

He stated if the RIAA's argument changed into conventional by using the courtroom it might possibly close down the complete internet. The implication might be that any files sent over the internet could allow the RIAA to suspect that a consumer changed into in breach of copyright.