Obama Justice Department Sides With RIAA
Region: MassachusettsIn its first opportunity to demonstrate its position on the constitutionality of the Copyright Act's statutory damages provisions as applied to mp3 files having a market value of 99 cents or less, the Obama Justice... more
Views: 441My Open Letter to Rounder Records on the Success of "Raising Sand" : Resign from the RIAA
Region: CaliforniaAs many of you may know, 5 Grammy awards -- including the Grammy for "Best Album" -- were awarded to "Raising Sand", a Rounder Records album performed by Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, and produced by TBone Burnett. I wr... more
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Judge Orders RIAA Hearing to be Televised; RIAA Files Appeal
Region: MassachusettsOn Wednesday, January 14th, District Judge Nancy Gertner granted so much of the defendant's motion as sought to televise, over the internet, the January 22, 2009, oral arguments of the parties' motions concerning the defen... more
Views: 448RIAA's Damages Theory Shot Down by Court: Download does not equal Lost Sale
Region: VirginiaIn the context of a restitution motion, in United States of America v. Dove, the RIAA's "download equals lost sale" theory has been flatly rejected. In a 16-page opinion, District Judge James P. Jones, sitting in the We... more
Views: 267RIAA Case May be Televised Over Internet
Region: United StatesIn SONY BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum, the defendant has moved for all court proceedings to be televised over the internet through Courtroom View Network. The motion argues: Information is the currency of democracy... more
Views: 243RIAA Sues Transplant Patient
Region: United StatesJust when you think they've reached rock bottom, it seems the RIAA always finds room to sink a little lower. This time they've sued an innocent, 19-year-old, transplant patient, hospitalized with pancreatitis and needin... more
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Judge Quashes RIAA Subpoena in Boston University Case
Region: MassachusettsIn one of the "John Doe" cases targeting Boston University, consolidated under the heading London-Sire Records v. Does 1-4, after the university advised the Court that it could not identify John Does #8, 9, and 14 to a rea... more
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RIAA's $222,000 verdict set aside. Judge rejects RIAA legal theory, attacks damages
Region: Minnesota
(Duluth, MN, USA) (Recording Industry vs. The People) The RIAA's one jury trial victory in its 5-year litigation campaign against consumers was set aside last week by the Judge who had presided over the trial, due to his r... more
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