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Verizon sues RIAA over abuse of subpeona powers

After losing their bid to protect the names of internet subscribers who may be involved in file-sharing, the Washington Post is reporting that Verizon Communications Inc., is counter-suing asking a federal appeals panel to help disarm the music industry and prevent blocking them from using the copyright subpoena powers in the 1998 Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) to track and sue computer users who download songs online.