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92 Articles match "Music","RIAA"
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Keeping the RIAA’s Gun Loaded: The Thomas-Rasset Saga Continues
We all remember Jammie Thomas-Rasset , the first person to ever respond to an RIAA file-sharing lawsuit by going to trial, rather than settling for a few thousand dollars (as the vast majority of individuals sued by the RIAA typically do.) Well, the litigation continues, and the RIAA’s initial award of $1.92 Image Source.
JetLawBlog
- Wednesday, June 30, 2010
LimeWire — A Sour Situation
If you are even slightly connected to the pulse of the Internet, you know that LimeWire is a popular P2P file-sharing application that allows users to download and share music, movies, and other files over the web. The record company lawyers are asking U.S. My guess is that Judge Wood will grant the freeze. 8211; Chris Lantz. Image Source.
JetLawBlog
- Thursday, June 10, 2010
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Huge win for RIAA in LimeWire copyright case
By Eriq Gardner The music industry has landed a major punch in its fight against LimeWire, one of the oldest file-sharing networks on the Internet. In a 59-page decision, U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood has ruled on summary judgment that.
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RIAA to Cease Filing Mass Copyright Infringement Lawsuits, But Will Continue Monitoring Private Online Music File Transfers
It seems that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has finally learned the lesson that rampant litigation has a tendency to rack up more costs than are justified by the potential award of damages. As discussed in a previous post , last month the RIAA announced that it will cease filing mass copyright infringement lawsuits.
JetLawBlog
- Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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New Anti-Piracy Approach May Strike Out with Lawmakers and ISPs
Although lawsuits by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) against Internet users suspected of illegal file-sharing have gained widespread publicity in recent years, people seeking to share and download free music online may soon face a new type of obstacle. 8211; Erica Youngstrom. Image Source.
JetLawBlog
- Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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NEW MUSIC ROYALTY RATES
Since it affects nearly everyone in the music business, I think it’s important to give you my initial take on these rulings. On the other hand, there are the music services and the record labels represented by DiMA and the RIAA respectively. Tags: Music Both rate structures were announced this past week. in 2006.
The Digital Lowdown
- Sunday, October 5, 2008
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The RIAA’s Never-Ending Battle Over File Sharing
million verdict in favor of the RIAA, a fine of $80,000 per song. The RIAA plaintiffs were given seven days to respond, either to accept the lower verdict or seek a new trial. Considering the RIAA was willing to settle with Thomas-Rasset for $3,000-$5,000, the $54,000 judgment is certainly an improvement. 8211; Christine Hawes.
JetLawBlog
- Thursday, January 28, 2010
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Kagan confirms: I represented the RIAA
193), Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan confirms that she once represented the RIAA while in private practice. The association hired Williams & Connolly, and Kagan drafted the brief, later explaining that she "stressed the difficulty of finding music obscene under prevailing constitutional law." The case was Luke Records, Inc.
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Tuesday, May 18, 2010
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RIAA hires Pariser as new in-house litigation chief
The RIAA has a new top in-house litigator. Pariser joins the RIAA from Sony BMG, where she served as Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Litigation and Anti-Piracy; before that she was an associate at Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler and Debevoise & Plimpton and clerked for the Hon. Pariser has a B.S.
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Monday, February 2, 2009
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First an RIAA press release, now a white flag
By Eriq Gardner We were a little skeptical last month when the RIAA announced that it would be stepping back from its Captain James Norrington approach to taking out the music pirates of the world. Tags: Piracy Music Copyright Maybe because we hadn't —.
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Judge Refuses to Issue Monetary Sanctions in Music Piracy Case
For the last few years Ray Beckerman , a commercial litigation attorney in New York City, has consistently blogged about his experiences in representing alleged music pirates on his blog, Recording Industry vs. While Beckerman has been very outspoken against the RIAA, the RIAA recently took action against him directly.
JetLawBlog
- Friday, October 16, 2009
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“Hurt Locker” Producers Seek to Hurt Wallets of Thousands of Individuals for Unlawful File-Sharing
Music business executives may have a rising ally in the war on illegal downloading: the movie business. Though the lawsuit is not the first of its kind, it breaks with the traditional legal scheme in that the suit was filed on behalf of movie makers, not music tycoons. lawsuit filed last Monday in the U.S. 8211; Lauren Kilgore.
JetLawBlog
- Thursday, June 3, 2010
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