‘The Sultans of Spin’ – Take the RIAA survey
Jon over at P2Pnet is conducting a survey on the practices of the RIAA and its effect on the music industry, file-sharing, and individuals as a whole.
The survey ...
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RIAA “explains” its crackdown on student file-sharing
In an open letter to university students on the Inside Higher Ed website, the RIAA tries to justify its recent crackdown on university students who use P2P and file-sharing services ...
“To whom it may concern: file-sharing is illegal”
A University of Chicago employee shares a recent letter he received from the Vice President & Chief Information Officer at the University of Chicago.
The recent crackdown by the MPAA ...
Open Letter to Universities Whose Students Have Been Targeted by the RIAA
Ray Beckerman of "Recording Industry vs the People" reaches out to all of the universities that have recently been the target of lawsuits by the RIAA.
This is ...
“P2P Lawsuits”and “P2P Extortion,” the 2007 yin and yang of the file-sharing debate
The RIAA's P2P Lawsuits site will kindly take your money to settle your case, whereas the rebutting "P2P Extortion" site shows you how to "stick it to ...
AudioFind – 33 Cents a Song AND Legal!
According to a press release that I was recently handed, AudioFind is now one of the newest places to purchase your MP3 files online from. What sets this ...
UPDATE: RIAA Applies for a Stay in Lawsuit Against Dead Man, Wants to Refile Against Family Instead.
Apparently death is now again a safe place to escape the long hands of the RIAA, but for their family the lawsuit lives on.
As was previously reported, the ...
Grooveshark Q n A – ‘Exactly how will the new service work?’
The people behind Grooveshark, the groundbreaking new P2P music download service, answer the tough questions like what benefits users will get from contributing, what content they can contribute, and what ...
PIC: RIAA sues an Iguana for using BitTorrent?
Another cool BitTorrent tracker related comic, this one brought to you courtesy of comic strip artist Bill Amend.
"Mountain Rage," a member of the forums here at ...
Do delays in TV programming cause piracy?
A new Australian study says "huge delays" in airing overseas TV programming locally are to blame for an increase in piracy in the Land Down Under.
The UK's Sky TV ...
RIAA sues AllofMP3 for $1.65 trillion
The RIAA is seeking $150,000 for each of the 11 million songs AllofMP3 allegedly pirated.
It was first reported by the Washington Post last week that the RIAA was ...
RIAA defendant argues damages are excessive
A defendant in one of the RIAA's many file-sharing lawsuit will be able to argue that the damages sought by the RIAA are unconstitutionally excessive. The defendant in ...
Perspective: The farce behind ‘Digital Freedom’
Last month, the Consumer Electronics Association and other groups announced a "Digital Freedom" campaign that latches onto the concept of fair use--supposedly to benefit consumers.
Seems like a worthwhile effort. But ...
RIAA cracks down on illegal downloading
The number of complaints the university has received about students breaking copyright laws spiked dramatically in September as the recording industry's campaign against illegal file sharing on college campuses escalated, ...
RIAA goes after more kids
Patricia Santangelo, the mother of two who was sued last year by Elektra Entertainment Group, is now finding out just how ruthless the music industry can be. After refusing to ...
Grammy’s new “Muisc Survival Guide”
Finally realizing that somebody must come up with a more comprehensive plan to combat P2P and file-sharing concerns than merely lawsuits alone, the What's The Download Interactive Advisory ...
Rockmart woman ordered to pay $6,000 for downloading, sharing music
A U.S. District judge has ordered a Rockmart woman to pay $6,350 in fines to five major recording companies for charges related to Internet file-sharing.
Judge Harold L. Murphy, Rome, granted ...
Court says neutral party must examine hard drive in file-sharing case
It has been a busy couple of months in the world of music file-sharing litigation. The latest comes to us courtesy of Sony BMG, which is the lead plaintiff in ...
RIAA, I-SAFE Announce New Partnership To Teach Young Fans About Legal Music
The Recording Industry of America (RIAA) and i-SAFE Inc, the leader in Internet safety education, today announced a new partnership to help guide students to safely and legally access digital ...
The recording industry can’t keep up with downloaders
If I were to ask you to compile a list of things or causes that are completely fruitless, you'd probably have a moderately different list from other people. You might ...
