The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) does not have the authority under U.S. law to subpoena the names of alleged peer-to-peer file traders from ISPs (Internet service providers), a federal appellate court ruled today. The judge went so far as to say that the fact that they were allowed to subpoena “borders on the silly”.

*Enter the sound of 5 million people logging onto Kazaa*

In an extraordinary stroke of luck, the person in the cubicle next to mine has the Titanic Soundtrack on repeat. Kill me now.

I think we should all thank mp3.com for footing the bill for every MP3 we downloaded since October of 1999. Glad I’m not a scapegoat.