The decision, which was released late last Wednesday, transfers a closely watched legal battle over the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) dragnet for online music traders to courts in the nation’s capital, where the industry group has already had success.
“We are pleased with the California court’s decision to transfer the suit filed by SBC to the District of Columbia,” RIAA President Cary Sherman said in a statement. “Since the DC court has already addressed most of the challenges raised by SBC and resolved them in RIAA’s favor, we believe that the decision to transfer the case throws a significant monkey wrench into SBC’s case.”
