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  | Another win for the RIAA, this time over file-sharing company LimeWire Found at 9/2/2010 via latimesblogs.latimes.com
A federal judge ruled this week that the company behind the LimeWire file-sharing network was liable for infringing the major record companies' copyrights, exposing the company and its former CEO, Mark Gorton, to potentially enormous financial penalties. The ruling didn't come as a huge surprise; LimeWire is similar to other second-generation file-sharing networks (Kazaa, Morpheus, Grokster ... More...
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| LEGISLATION: The Riaa's Lobbying Bill in Q2: $1.398 Million... Found at 9/1/2010 via www.allaboutjazz.com
The RIAA spent a handsome $1.398 million on lobbying initiatives last quarter alone, according to documents obtained by Digital Music News on Tuesday. The lobbying disclosure form, shared by Congressional staffers, shows that $1,398,227 was used during the three-month period to influence a range of issues, including terrestrial radio performance royalties for recordings, global intellectual ... More...
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| Obama Administration looks to scuttle torrent sites like The Pirate Bay Found at 9/1/2010 via www.geek.com
Although few would argue that piracy isn?t morally shady at the very least, it?s a fallacy on the part of the media industry to equate every illegal download as a lost sale. The Obama Administration seems ready to embrace that fallacy, though, in response to industry pressure from groups like the RIAA and the MPAA: [...] More...
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| Israel Houghton Set To Make Appearance on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno Sept. 8 As "Love God. Love People." Releases ... Found at 8/31/2010 via www.blacknews.com
Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) -- Multiple GRAMMY, Stellar and Dove Award winner, Soul Train Award winner and double RIAA certified Gold-selling artist Israel Houghton highlights the greatest Gospel commandment with Love God. Love People. More...
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| Obama Administration: Piracy Is Theft Found at 8/31/2010 via osnews.com
Despite doing what I think are some great things for the American people, the Obama administration has a dark side. Joe Biden and many others on staff come straight from the RIAA camp, and it shows. Today, the Obama administration disregarded every US law relating to theft and copyright by stating that piracy is "flat, unadulterated theft". More...
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| Skillet Goes Gold With "AWAKE"; Grammy-Nominated Rockers Receive Certification as "Hero" Saves the Day at Active Rock ... Found at 8/26/2010 via www.marketwire.com
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - August 26, 2010) - In a fast and furious 10 months, "AWAKE," the latest album from Atlantic recording group Skillet, has been certified gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000. The album -- which includes two Active Rock radio blockbusters in the top 5 hit, "Monster," and the top 12 smash, "Hero" -- continues to reign as a hard rock favorite, standing strong ... More...
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| NAB Responds to Concerns Regarding Mandated FM Chips Found at 8/25/2010 via osnews.com
A couple of days ago we talked about how the RIAA and NAB are planning on asking US Congress to mandate FM radio chips inside every cell phone. This plan was met with some ridicule, so the NAB decided to write a blog post addressing the critics. Most of the post is overshadowed by an overdose of America's favourite national pastime: WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE. 9/11! More...
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| Will the RIAA seek a DMCA replacement? Found at 8/25/2010 via econsultancy.com
The business model of the recording industry is broken. Just about everyone knows it, including record label executives. But the industry collectively still seems to have a hard time admitting it. More...
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| RIAA can't search for copyright violators; still wants Web sites to help Found at 8/25/2010 via www.zdnet.com
The Recording industry says the Digital Millennium Copyright Act isn't working anymore. And it still want web sites to help identify copyright violators. More...
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| RIAA President Says Copyright Law "Isn't Working" Found at 8/24/2010 via www.fmqb.com
Speaking at the Technology Policy Institute's Aspen Forum, RIAA President Cary Sherman said that the current U.S. copyright law "isn't working" and contains a number of loopholes. More...
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| NAB Calls For Performance Royalty Negotiations At Town Hall Meeting Found at 8/24/2010 via www.fmqb.com
The NAB held its open Town Hall meeting on Monday afternoon, discussing the status of its negotiations with the RIAA and musicFIRST over the controversial Performance Royalty. More...
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| Apple Context Machine Podcast: ACM 176: Mini iPads, the RIAA, Asustek Sales Woes Found at 8/24/2010 via mint.macobserver.com
The rumor mill says Apple is working on a mini iPad, the RIAA thinks you need to listen to FM radio on your iPhone, and Asustek blames Apple?s iPad for its slow netbook sales. iPhone - Apple - IPad - Recording Industry Association of America - Radio More...
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| RIAA: DMCA Isn't Working - Don't Tell that to Jailbreakers Found at 8/24/2010 via 
DMCA - bad, but not totally bad. More...
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| The RIAA Wants Search Engines and Advertisers To Police You, Too [Copyright] Found at 8/24/2010 via gizmodo.com
# copyright The internet bullies at the RIAA are now saying that the DMCA "isn't working for content people at all." Their solution? Pressure not only ISPs but search engines, payment processors, and advertisers into policing users, too. Please just go away. More » More...
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| RIAA: The DMCA Isn?t Working Found at 8/24/2010 via mashable.com
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) isn?t happy with the U.S. copyright law. Speaking at the Technology Policy Institute?s Aspen Forum, RIAA complained that the DMCA ?isn?t working for content people at all.? ?You cannot monitor all the? More...
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