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  • May 2008

    • Woman May Get New Trial in File-Sharing Conviction

      Associated Press  |  May 16, 08 10:55 AM CDT

      Woman May Get New Trial in File-Sharing Conviction

      (Newser) - The judge who presided over America's first music file-sharing trial might call for a do-over, the AP reports. A Minnesota mom was penalized $222,000 for illegal dowloads last fall, but the judge has since discovered that he may have issued faulty jury instructions. That's because a 1993 ruling said a copyright is broken only when copies are disseminated—and it doesn't appear proof of that was presented. More »

  • January 2008

    • RIAA Boss Clarifies Lawsuit

      Engadget  |  Jan 5, 08 9:06 AM CST

      RIAA Boss Clarifies Lawsuit

      (Newser) - RIAA chief Cary Sherman says the recording industry has never prosecuted anyone for  ripping or copying CDs for personal use, Engadget reports. Sherman appeared on NPR and characterized media reports about a recent high-profile suit as inaccurate. The legal action, he said, is against a man who ripped CDs not just for himself but to give others access as well through file sharing. More »

      Tags

      music industry  • copyright  • file sharing  • copyright law  • RIAA  • MP3s  • Cary Sherman

    • U Wash Won't Cite Students on Swapping

      Ars Technica  |  Jan 4, 08 1:58 PM CST

      U Wash Won't Cite Students on Swapping

      (Newser) - The University of Washington has become the second Pacific Northwest school to refuse to pass along warning letters from the RIAA to students whose IP addresses were used for illegal downloading. The RIAA considers students liable for any swapping connected with their IP addresses, but the UW, along with the University of Oregon, argues that there's no way to know who was using a computer at a given time. More »

  • December 2007

    • Record Industry Changes Tune on Copying CDs

      Washington Post  |  Dec 30, 07 6:25 AM CST

      Record Industry Changes Tune on Copying CDs

      (Newser) - The recording industry has argued in a court brief that individuals who copy music from CDs for personal use are breaking the law, the Washington Post reports. The claim by the Recording Industry Association of America is a dramatic rejection of what had long been considered a Fair Use right for consumers—and has driven the massive popularity of portable MP3 players. More »

      Tags

      music  • copyright  • CDs  • RIAA  • download

    • Oregon AG Raises Pitch of Music Piracy Battle

      ComputerWorld  |  Dec 2, 07 1:02 PM CST

      Oregon AG Raises Pitch of Music Piracy Battle

      (Newser) - The Oregon AG is playing hardball with the Recording Industry of America in a battle that could set a precedent for how the RIAA conducts its crusade against music sharing, ComputerWorld reports. Pitting alleged piracy against privacy, the AG is investigating the data mining RIAA used to subpoena the IDs of 17 U of Oregon students it suspects of piracy. More »

  • November 2007

    • Why Is Harvard Escaping the RIAA’s Wrath?

      Ars Technica  |  Nov 27, 07 12:00 PM CST

      Why Is Harvard Escaping the RIAA’s Wrath?

      (Newser) - The RIAA has sent out 4,157 prelitigation settlement letters to a total of 160 schools this year, but Harvard’s mailboxes have remained noticeably empty. And it’s not for a lack of potentially illegal music downloading. More likely, Ars Technica speculates, the recording industry is afraid of two Harvard Law professors who are publicly hostile toward the anti-file-sharing crusade. More »

      Tags

      lawsuit  • Harvard  • RIAA

  • October 2007

    • P2P Pirate Mom Seeks New Trial

      CNET  |  Oct 15, 07 10:38 PM CDT

      P2P Pirate Mom Seeks New Trial

      (Newser) - A single mom recently hit with a $220,000 penalty for P2P file-sharing of copyrighted music online is asking for a new trial, or a reduction of damages to between$0 and $150. News.com reports that attorneys for Jammie Thomas, the first person ever brought to trial for file-sharing, plan to argue that damages awarded to the recording industry are excessive. More »

      Tags

      file sharing  • RIAA  • Jammie Thomas  • Kazaa

    • Woman Fights Music-Sharing Verdict

      PC World  |  Oct 9, 07 12:49 AM CDT

      Woman Fights Music-Sharing Verdict

      (Newser) - Ordered to pay $9,250 for each of 24 illegally shared songs, a 30-year-old Native American single mother has decided to appeal the judgment against her in a copyright infringement case, her lawyer announced in a CNN interview. A jury determined last week that she owed a total of $222,000 to the music labels they believed were damaged by her use of the Kazaa file-sharing network. More »

      Tags

      file sharing  • music label  • RIAA  • Jammie Thomas  • Kazaa

    • Woman Guilty of File-Sharing, Fined $222K

      Wired  |  Oct 4, 07 6:09 PM CDT

      Woman Guilty of File-Sharing, Fined $222K

      (Newser) - A Minnesota woman was found guilty of copyright infringement today in the first file-sharing case to go before a US jury, Wired reports. Jammie Thomas, a single mother, was ordered to pay $222,000 in fines, or $9,250 for each of the 24 shared songs that were the subject of the suit brought by the Recording Industry Association of America. More »

      Tags

      music downloads  • file sharing  • RIAA  • Kazaa

  • July 2007

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