Verizon subscriber disclosure order [US DC] News
Verizon subscriber disclosure order [US DC]

RIAA v. Verizon, US District Court for the District of Columbia, January 21, 2003[ordering Verizon to disclose the name of an Internet subscriber who, using a file-sharing service, allegedly downloaded and shared some 600 copyrighted songs on the Internet]. Read the order here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Burma attains independence from UK

On January 4, 1948, Burma became independent of the United Kingdom, regaining national soverignty for the first time since 1885. Fourteen years later, in 1962, a military junta seized power and changed the country's name to Myanmar. Read the Burma Independence Documents, including the independence treaty between the UK and Burma, from the Burma Peace Foundation Archives.

Kent State shootings settlement reached

On January 4, 1979, the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement with victims and relatives of victims shot by National Guardsmen at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Under the settlement, plaintiffs received $675,000. Learn more about the Kent State settlement.