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RIAA's year-end shocker

December 22, 2008 After years of relying on lawsuits to try to stop individuals from illegally sharing music, the recording industry decides to try a new tack. TAGS: RIAA, recording industry, Internet Service Provider, lawsuit, file-sharing, president

Music industry sues P2P firm Lime Wire

August 4, 2006 Federal lawsuit comes a week after makers of Kazaa file-sharing technology agreed to pay music labels $115 million. TAGS: LimeWire, recording industry, business model, P2P, record company, file-sharing, lawsuit, Kazaa

RIAA verdict playback

October 8, 2007 A Thursday verdict requiring a Minnesota woman to pay $220,000 to the RIAA gets mixed reactions from public and politicos. TAGS: RIAA, Minnesota, recording industry, woman, intellectual property, copyright law, file-sharing, president

With settlement, Kazaa casts off its pirate garb

July 27, 2006 The notorious P2P service tries to go straight, but even a multimillion-dollar deal with record labels might not be enough. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., Kazaa, recording industry, settlement, P2P, Grokster Ltd., EMI Group Plc., Napster Inc., file-sharing, Australia, decision, Apple iTunes, U.S.

Week in review: Download dilemma

October 12, 2007 File sharing is getting public airtime again, while politicians wrestle with other tech issues. Also: Sprint turmoil may kill WiMax. TAGS: juror, recording industry, RIAA, public relations, Week in review, Wired Inc., reader, artist, Oracle Corp., file-sharing, attorney

Recording industry threat looms over Net radio

July 31, 2007 Attorney Sherwin Siy says the threat to Net radio's survival is really about the recording industry's obsession to control digital music. TAGS: Webcaster, recording industry, Internet radio, digital-rights management, negotiation, rate, label, radio, threat, song, music

British file sharers to pay record industry

January 27, 2006 Judge orders two downloaders to pay thousands of pounds in fines, costs and damages to the BPI trade association. TAGS: recording industry, file-sharing, Judge, payment

Kazaa owners may face time in jail

December 15, 2005 Australian record industry initiates contempt proceedings against the masterminds behind the file-sharing software. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., Tony Bannon, Kazaa, recording industry, Altnet, proceeding, Sydney, motion, Australia, file-sharing, owner, order, CEO, IP

File-sharing crackdown rages worldwide

November 23, 2005 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says the recording industry does not need to go after every single infringer. It has already created a deterrent. TAGS: legal action, recording industry, Argentina, file-sharing, wave, Singapore, Hong Kong, campaign, P2P, music, U.S.

RIAA targets students in new file-swapping suits

October 28, 2004 The recording industry trade group files 750 suits, despite evidence that earlier suits failed to curtail swapping. TAGS: file-swapping, RIAA, recording industry, suit, P2P, lawsuit, study, researcher, Kazaa, student, Apple Computer, MP3, hard drive

D.C. showdown looms over file swapping

October 7, 2004 Will a vote in Washington undercut long-standing tolerance for casual copying of movies and TV shows? TAGS: file-swapping, showdown, copyright infringement, Sony Betamax, RIAA, recording industry, Orrin Hatch, negotiation, legislation, bill, antipiracy, technology company, P2P, software company

XM Radio pulls PC hardware amid piracy concerns

August 30, 2004 Internet radio station yanks recording software and tuner unit, creating premium eBay market. TAGS: XM Satellite Radio, file-swapping, RIAA, recording industry, satellite radio, radio, spokesman, concern, file-sharing, eBay Inc., satellite, PC

FAQ: Net radio's mixed signals

July 13, 2007 This Sunday, Webcasters are expected to hand over higher royalty fees to the recording industry. What does that mean for their devotees? TAGS: Webcaster, negotiation, Internet radio, recording industry, blogosphere, rate, station, radio, payment

Justice Dept. takes P2P with 'grain of salt'

August 23, 2004 The recording industry, not federal prosecutors, should take lead in suing peer-to-peer pirates, a Justice Department official says. TAGS: Pirate Act, federal prosecutor, P2P, recording industry, John Ashcroft, grain, attorney general, file-swapping, RIAA, law, U.S.
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