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February 5th, 2009, 12:51
Music on your computer is illegal? Thats what the RIAA says.
RIAA Says You Can’t Copy Music To Your Computer
Even when you’ve legally purchased the CD that it comes off of
(old news - 02:04PM Saturday Dec 29 2007)
RIAA has gone after a number of people in recent years for illegally sharing music with others through file trading and downloads. Some of those cases have been successful whereas others are being fought out in the courts. But the organization is going a step further in the most recent lawsuit filed against an individual.
The accused individual copied music from CDs which he had legally purchased on to his own personal computer; RIAA is alleging that to be a crime.
“RIAA's hard-line position seems clear. Its Web site says: "If you make unauthorized copies of copyrighted music recordings, you're stealing. You're breaking the law and you could be held legally liable for thousands of dollars in damages.”
They say that even a copy made on to your own computer is considered unauthorized. The Arizona man that they’ve accused of this crime has refused to pay the RIAA fines and the issue is heading to litigation.
Seems that the Obama Administration agrees with the RIAA as well.
Obama Stocking DOJ With RIAA Lawyers
The more things change, the more they stay the same...
02:12PM Thursday Feb 05 2009 by Karl Bode
Techdirt, CNET and Slashdot all note that the new Obama Justice Department is looking increasingly like a RIAA/MPAA reunion, with a flood of ex-industry lawyers now stocking the DOJ shelves. In addition to Obama's RIAA-friendly VP pick, Obama has hired several of the of the RIAA & MPAA's top lawyers (Tom Perrelli, Donald Verrilli), and the BSA's anti-piracy enforcer (Neil MacBride). Assuming he adheres to them, Obama's own rules would prohibit these gentlemen from working on issues where they've represented the entertainment industry. Still, it's not exactly a comforting development for those who wanted more progressive leadership when it comes to copyright.
EFF Joins Arizona Man's Fight Against RIAA
Unclear thus far whether RIAA has a case
(old news - 11:49AM Sunday Jan 13 2008)
tags: legal · Fileswapping · business · trouble · consumers
At the end of last month an Arizona lawsuit by RIAA got the attention of the media. It originally appeared that the man being sued was accused of copyright violations solely because he had copied his own legally-purchased CDs onto his computer. Further investigation revealed that this information wasn’t entirely correct and that RIAA was pursuing its usual legal action for copyright violations resulting from file-sharing. However, the case managed to capture national attention.
And it has also now captured the attention of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The EFF has filed an amicus curiae brief saying that the RIAA case has no merits. A major point of the brief is that the lawsuit is based on the Arizona man’s potential to have shared files because the music was located in a shared folder. His ability to do so does not mean that he actually did so and the brief says that we can’t be punished for what we might have done.
All articals from DSL Reports.
RIAA Says You Can’t Copy Music To Your Computer
Even when you’ve legally purchased the CD that it comes off of
(old news - 02:04PM Saturday Dec 29 2007)
RIAA has gone after a number of people in recent years for illegally sharing music with others through file trading and downloads. Some of those cases have been successful whereas others are being fought out in the courts. But the organization is going a step further in the most recent lawsuit filed against an individual.
The accused individual copied music from CDs which he had legally purchased on to his own personal computer; RIAA is alleging that to be a crime.
“RIAA's hard-line position seems clear. Its Web site says: "If you make unauthorized copies of copyrighted music recordings, you're stealing. You're breaking the law and you could be held legally liable for thousands of dollars in damages.”
They say that even a copy made on to your own computer is considered unauthorized. The Arizona man that they’ve accused of this crime has refused to pay the RIAA fines and the issue is heading to litigation.
Seems that the Obama Administration agrees with the RIAA as well.
Obama Stocking DOJ With RIAA Lawyers
The more things change, the more they stay the same...
02:12PM Thursday Feb 05 2009 by Karl Bode
Techdirt, CNET and Slashdot all note that the new Obama Justice Department is looking increasingly like a RIAA/MPAA reunion, with a flood of ex-industry lawyers now stocking the DOJ shelves. In addition to Obama's RIAA-friendly VP pick, Obama has hired several of the of the RIAA & MPAA's top lawyers (Tom Perrelli, Donald Verrilli), and the BSA's anti-piracy enforcer (Neil MacBride). Assuming he adheres to them, Obama's own rules would prohibit these gentlemen from working on issues where they've represented the entertainment industry. Still, it's not exactly a comforting development for those who wanted more progressive leadership when it comes to copyright.
EFF Joins Arizona Man's Fight Against RIAA
Unclear thus far whether RIAA has a case
(old news - 11:49AM Sunday Jan 13 2008)
tags: legal · Fileswapping · business · trouble · consumers
At the end of last month an Arizona lawsuit by RIAA got the attention of the media. It originally appeared that the man being sued was accused of copyright violations solely because he had copied his own legally-purchased CDs onto his computer. Further investigation revealed that this information wasn’t entirely correct and that RIAA was pursuing its usual legal action for copyright violations resulting from file-sharing. However, the case managed to capture national attention.
And it has also now captured the attention of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The EFF has filed an amicus curiae brief saying that the RIAA case has no merits. A major point of the brief is that the lawsuit is based on the Arizona man’s potential to have shared files because the music was located in a shared folder. His ability to do so does not mean that he actually did so and the brief says that we can’t be punished for what we might have done.
All articals from DSL Reports.