Re: [dvd-discuss] RIAA Subpoena Process-Flaws

[Will Bickford <wbic16(at)xedoloh.com>]

I'll be the skeptic on this one...

Even *if* the RIAA isn't careful enough to take time zones into account, 
ISP's are.

It would be quite detrimental to business for an ISP to give the RIAA 
incorrect user information.  I'd wager that ISP's are very careful about 
reporting who had an IP address at a given point in time.

Also, the RIAA has been going after "big time" downloaders.  Those types of 
connections don't change IP addresses that often.  Even if the records were 
off by 2 hours, the probability that the wrong subscriber was identified 
should be low.

Still, it's an interesting point that should be investigated to protect 
consumers.