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Federal Judge rejects RIAAs Supoenas

BOSTON.COM is reporting a victory for David against Goliath. The subpoenas are part of the RIAA's nationwide strongarm campaign against college students in an effort to take their tuition away for sharing music files.

And although a federal judge affirmed the constitutionality of a law allowing music companies to force Internet providers to release the names of suspected music pirates upon subpoena, U.S. District Judge Joseph L. Tauro said Friday that under federal rules, the subpoenas, which were issued in Washington, cannot be served in Massachusetts.

Downplaying it as a decision on a "minor procedural issue," the RIAA vowed to appeal the decision.

Hey, it ain't much, but we'll take every victory we can get.