10 Articles match "Capitol Records","RIAA"

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• Judge in Capitol Records v. Thomas sets strict rules for settlement conference; bid to avoid a retrial?
  
  Anti-RIAA litigator Ray Beckerman is " beyond thrilled " with a " Notice of Settlement Conference " issued in the record labels' case against Jammie Thomas, the Minnesota woman and accused peer-to-peer infringer whose first trial ended with a $222,000 verdict against her. If individuals are parties to this case, they shall be present. If a
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Monday, March 2, 2009
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• CNET News Fails Civil Procedure
  
  Today's example of botched legal reporting comes from CNET News, which published a story headlined " RIAA loses mistrial appeal." First, a little background about the case, called Capitol Records, Inc. Let us count the ways: 1) CNET's headline " RIAA loses mistrial appeal" is wrong. Records Inc.; No RIAA.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Monday, December 29, 2008
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• The “Making Available” Theory Should be Made Unavailable
  
  Capitol Records filed a lawsuit against her in federal court in Minnesota, alleging she illegally downloaded 24 songs and uploaded them to Kazaa, a P2P website. The RIAA and the MPAA say so. Jammie Thomas is a single mother of two. According to one of the jurors, it took the jury 5 minutes to rule against Jammie. 17 U.S.C.
  Digital Media Lawyer - Tuesday, July 8, 2008
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• The “Making Available” Theory Should be Made Unavailable
  
  Capitol Records filed a lawsuit against her in federal court in Minnesota, alleging she illegally downloaded 24 songs and uploaded them to Kazaa, a P2P website. The RIAA and the MPAA say so. Jammie Thomas is a single mother of two. According to one of the jurors, it took the jury 5 minutes to rule against Jammie. 17 U.S.C.
  Digital Media Lawyer - Tuesday, July 8, 2008
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• Podcast explores heart of Tenenbaum case: are statutory damages constitutional?
  
  The discussion sticks to what will likely be the heart of the case (once all the wackiness about webcasts , depositions of opposing counsel , and recording phone calls is put aside): is the Copyright Act's statutory damages scheme unconstitutional, at least as applied to an individual like Tenenbaum? pages 15-20) Tenenbaum's Opposition (esp.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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• The Jammie Thomas Re-trial: Frequently Asked Questions
  
  Six major record labels have sued a Minnesota woman named Jammie Thomas in federal court, alleging that she used the Kazaa peer-to-peer network to infringe copyrights in sound recordings that they own. Capitol Records, Inc., SONY BMG Music Entertainment, Arista Records LLC, Interscope Records LLC, Warner Bros.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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• Update: Legal Confusion Persists Regarding the “Making Available” Doctrine
  
  Earlier this year, I posted my personal opinion that the “making available&# doctrine urged on this country’s courts by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIIA) should die a quick death. On September 24, 2008, Judge Michael Davis declard a mistrial in the case of Capitol Records, Inc., Howard L. of Cal.
  Digital Media Lawyer - Friday, November 28, 2008
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• Update: Legal Confusion Persists Regarding the “Making Available” Doctrine
  
  Earlier this year, I posted my personal opinion that the “making available&# doctrine urged on this country’s courts by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIIA) should die a quick death. On September 24, 2008, Judge Michael Davis declard a mistrial in the case of Capitol Records, Inc., Howard L. of Cal.
  Digital Media Lawyer - Friday, November 28, 2008
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• Court denies motion to suppress MediaSentry evidence; calls Tenenbaum's wiretapping argument 'bizarre'
  
  can only surmise that those who continue to press these arguments are so blinded by RIAA Derangement Syndrome that they fail to see this. Regardless of which state's licensing requirements are invoked, the Court previously considered a similar motion to strike in London-Sire Records, Inc. Arista Records LLC , Case No. See Mass.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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• Entertainment Law Update Podcast – Episode 9, Olympic trademarks, album integrity, and more.
  
  Jammie Thomas-Rasset Case: FACTS: This is the record industry’s file-sharing suit against a woman in Minnesota who had 24 songs in her file-sharing application. RIAA wants to to avoid the creation of a new standard for statutory damages that they claim circumvents the current statutory scheme. Capitol Records Inc.,
  Gordon P. Firemark - Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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