RIAA about to sue hundreds of uploaders, using DMCA

A BoingBoing pal who asks to remain anonymous says that the RIAA has just announced that they will be filing lawsuits against hundreds of uploaders, using the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) to obtain names. They'll apparently begin filing the lawsuits in 8-10 weeks, according to announcements in a press conference held earlier today at 11 AM Eastern Time.
Update: the Washington Post now has a story here, and Ted Bridis of AP now has a story online here.
Update II: The RIAA has now posted an announcement here.

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