ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɐbˈaɪdz baɪ ðə ɹˈuːl ʌv lˈɔː, kəmplˈaɪz wɪð lˈɔːfəli ˈɪʃuːd suːpˈiːnəz ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvz nˈoʊ fˈʌndɪŋ fɔːɹ ɪts kəmplˈaɪəns", ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ mˈʌðɚbˌoːɹd ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt nˈiːðɚ ðɪ ˌɛfbˌiːˈaɪ nˈɔːɹ sˌiːˌɛmjˈuː ɛksplˈeɪnd hˌaʊ ðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi fˈɜːst lˈɜːnd ɐbˌaʊt ðə ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ænd ðˈɛn suːpˈiːnəd fɚðɪ ɐpɹˈoʊpɹɪət ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən.
The university abides by the rule of law, complies with lawfully issued subpoenas and receives no funding for its compliance", even though Motherboard reported that neither the FBI nor CMU explained how the authority first learned about the research and then subpoenaed for the appropriate information.