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RIAA v. Verizon Internet Services
Legal briefs

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• Verizon reply to RIAA suit
  Aug. 30, 2002
  
• Electronic Frontier Foundation and others
  Aug. 30, 2002
  
• U.S. Internet Industry Association and others
  Sept. 9, 2002
  
• U.S. Internet Service Provider Association and others
  Sept. 11, 2002

• Ruling by U.S. District Court Judge John Bates
  Decision in support of RIAA subpoena
  Jan. 20, 2003

• Verizon notice of appeal
  Jan. 30, 2003
  
• Verizon motion to expedite
  Jan. 30, 2003
  
• Verizon motion for stay
  Jan. 30, 2003
  
• Declaration by Peter Swire
  Jan. 30, 2003
  
• Verizon reply in support of motion for stay
  Feb. 11, 2003
  
• Verizon Brief in Reply to the RIAA Comments filed on Motion to Quash 2nd Subpoena
  March 31, 2003

• Order from U.S. District Court Judge John Bates
  New briefing schedule and hearing scheduled on 2nd subpoena served on Verizon by RIAA
  March 7, 2003
  

• Verizon Legal Brief and Employee Declaration
  March 17, 2003
  This is Verizon's brief on the constitutional and due process arguments in this case.
  
• WiredSafety Declaration
  March 17, 2003
  This filing was made by WiredSafety.Org, a nonprofit corporation. Its mission is to educate and help people worldwide on issues of Internet safety, privacy and security.
  
• NCADV Declaration
  March 17, 2003
  This filing was made by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence in support of Verizon's position. The coalition is the leading nonprofit association committed to the elimination of personal and societal violence in the lives of battered women and their children.
  
• Amicus Brief
  March 17, 2003
  This filing was made on behalf of the following organizations in support of Verizon's position on the RIAA case: United States Internet Industry Association (USIIA) Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) Texas Internet Service Providers Association (TISPA) Washington Association of Internet Service Providers (WAISP) InKeeper Co., Progressive Internet Action (PIA) Southern Star, Mercury Network Corp. ZZAPP! Internet Services Caprica Internet Services LRBCG.COM, Inc. Stic.Net, LP
  

To see the latest filings made March 31, click here