Pac Bell’s Internet arm sues music industry over file-sharer IDs

In a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Internet service provider PBIS, operated by San Antonio-based SBC, alleges that many of the subpoenas served against it by the Recording Industry Association of America were done so improperly.

The suit also called to question some sections of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the federal law the RIAA contends supports its latest legal actions. A spokesman for SBC said the RIAA’s use of the DMCA in its legal quest for online song-sharers butts up against the privacy rights of SBC’s customers.

“The action taken by SBC Internet Services is intended to protect the privacy of our customers,” said SBC spokesman Larry Meyer.

Go SBC! Who knew.

Tried my first Krispy Kreme donut today. Now I see what all the fuss is about.

If only we’d been at the A’s-Indians game last night…

“All of a sudden I’m a strikeout guy,” said an amused Mulder, who relies on fooling hitters more than raw power. “I made better pitches as the game went on. I was pleased about that.”

(For the uninformed: When an A’s pitcher racks up eight or more strikeouts in a home game, the crowd receives coupons good for a free Pepsi 2-liter. Mark Mulder K’d eleven Indians last night!)

Minor template change to fix the sidebar overlapping the right margin in IE. It always looked fine in Opera.

I see Google is now selling spam blocking software. Well, give them a click (because those clicks bring me money) but remember SpamPal is free.