RIAA Member Lawyer Blames Joel for ThePirateBay Mixtape
Interesting new development in the Tenenbaum case. After ThePirateBay posted the DJ Joel Mixtape, a torrent of the songs Joel was sued for ($675,000 in damages), the ...
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Report – Windows 7 is ‘Practically Made for Pirates’
We're not entirely sure who would be more upset, copyright holders who have been desperately trying to install a three strikes regime everywhere in the world or Microsoft after they ...
US Govt Urges Judge to Reject Thomas’ Unconstitutionality Claim
When Jammie Thomas was fined $1.92 million for sharing 24 songs, the verdict sent shock waves throughout the world. Thomas' lawyers then appealed the decision based on ...
Moby on RIAA: “Suing Music Fans Not a Sustainable Business Model”
Slams the $1.92 million verdict against Jammie Thomas, even calling for the RIA to be disbanded.
Late last week we saw the closely watched retrial against accused file-sharer Jammie Thomas ...
Jammie Thomas Fined $1.92 Million for Sharing 24 Songs
It only took the jury a few hours to deliberate and weigh all the evidence. Jammie Thomas was originally sued for $222,000, but her new fine is now $1.92 ...
Jammie Thomas Re-Trial Starts Tomorrow
Jammie Thomas, a name that has become very familiar to many US file-sharers, has had quite a journey in the court system and it's far from over now. Years ...
Former RIAA CEO: “Napster Forced Us to Listen to Music Fans”
Says customers previously been radio stations and record stores, but suddenly were "hearing from music fans in a way they never had before."
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the ...
Jammie Thomas Lawyer Fights to Bar Media Sentry Evidence
Says collected evidence in violation of the federal, Minnesota, and New Jersey wiretapping statutes, and the Minnesota private investigator statute.
The attorneys for Jammie Thomas, the native-american ...
RIAA Says Lawsuits Against File-Sharers “Not About the Money”
Calls legal campaign "fair and reasonable," and insists that it lets courts and juries "decide the proper dollar amount."
Sometimes people in this world are better off not saying anything at ...
Harvard Prof to RIAA: “P2P is Fair Use”
Lawyer Charles Nesson plans to argue that downloading music without permission of copyright holder qualifies for "fair use" exemption from copyright laws, and if an individual file-sharer is not proven ...
RIAA Objects to Jammie Thomas Having Legal Council During Re-trial
There's been small movements in the Jammie Thomas case, but recently, the US's first file-sharing case to make it to the US court system and receive a full trial has ...
RIAA Sues Even More File-Sharers
Targets 3 more in the New York area alone.
I don't think anybody really bought into the RIAA's proclamation last December that it had decided to quit suing suspected ...
Appeals Court Blocks Webcasting of File-Sharing Trial
Cites 1990 Massachusetts law which says that "no person shall take any photograph, make any recording, or make any broadcast by radio, television, or other means, in the course of ...
SURVEY: Teens Buying and Illegally Downloading Less Music
Suggests shift in how teens listen to music, streaming more music online and listening to satellite radio.
According to a recent survey by The NPD Group, a market research company, ...
AT&T Begins Helping RIAA Fight P2P
Insists it won't ever terminate accounts of accused file-sharers "without a court order," but does admit warning letters do say it has the right to do so.
Jim Cicconi, a senior ...
RIAA Fires MediaSentry
There are reports surfacing that says that the RIAA has fired a so-called p2p investigator. Ray Beckerman says that they were being sloppy.
The report comes from CNet ...
Major Record Label Admits CD Sales is Not a Measure of Success
In the face of another major slump in CD sales, the major record labels say they have other streams of revenue as well.
A report from the New York Times ...
Business As Usual As RIAA Targets ESU in P2P Lawsuit Campaign
The Recording Industry Association has reportedly sent 60 cease and desist letters to East Stroudsburg University.
With the movement to legalize campus file-sharing with a blank tax, you'd think ...
Legal Questions Raised Over MP3 Resale Website
Is it really legal to sell your DRM-free music files?
Here's the scenario: you have a hard drive full of MP3s you don't really listen to anymore. The standard response ...
RIAA Sued for Price Fixing – 6 Years Later
It has been a little over 6 years since the Recording Industry Association of America settled a case where they were accused for price fixing. The ...
