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Michigan law passed requiring MediaSentry to have PI license view story
39 votes- Submitted by DarkNemesis618
- 2 days ago
- (http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/p...)
- Became popular 2 days ago
The group has contracted with MediaSentry to do the work of identifying the infringing computers, but that company's methods have been called into question in a number of states that have licensing requirements for private investigators
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File Sharing Lawsuits at a Crossroads, After 5 Years of RIAA Litigation view story
32 votes- Submitted by dan360man
- 2 days ago
- (http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/...)
- Became popular 2 days ago
RIAA attorney Donald Verrilli Jr. says file sharers are automatically liable for copyright infringement and monetary damages for using peer-to-peer networks.
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"Fair Use" is a Defense Against DMCA Takedowns view story
2 votes- Submitted by hoodlum
- 5 days ago
- (http://www.wendymcelroy.com/news....)
- Became popular 5 days ago
In the nation's first such ruling, a federal judge on Wednesday said copyright owners must consider "fair use" of their works before sending takedown notices to online video-sharing sites.
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Kanye West 4 RIAA Proves Huge Boost for Media Lobbyists view story
2 votes- Submitted by yah...
- 9 days ago
- (http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Con...)
- Became popular 9 days ago
With a key piece of legislation pending before Congress, big entertainment companies pulled out all the stops Wednesday night with a free concert for about 600 select attendees by one of the country's biggest hip hop stars, Kanye West.
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RIAA wins P2P case after defendant reformats hard drive view story
22 votes- Submitted by note2self
- 11 days ago
- (http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/p...)
- Became popular 11 days ago
Once you're sued by the RIAA, reformatting your hard drive and nuking your P2P apps is likely to get you in hot water with the judge.
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Joe Biden's pro-RIAA, pro-FBI tech voting record view story
13 votes- Submitted by pleeker
- 13 days ago
- (http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3...)
- Became popular 13 days ago
Barack Obama's pick for vice president is an ally of the music industry on copyright and the FBI on wiretaps. He also unintentionally spurred the creation of PGP.
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Judge: Copyright Owners Must Consider 'Fair Use' Before Sending Takedown Notice view story
18 votes- Submitted by Bdog2g2
- 17 days ago
- (http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/...)
- Became popular 17 days ago
In the nation's first such ruling, a federal judge on Wednesday said copyright owners must consider fair use of their works before sending takedown notices to online video-sharing sites.
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Muxtape Shut Down By The RIAA view story
1 vote- Submitted by gcarlos92707
- 17 days ago
- (http://rockonthestreets.com/2008/...)
- Became popular 17 days ago
Muxtape, the popular vitual-mixtape generating website has been shut down. Visitors to the website are greeted with the message: “Muxtape will be unavailable for a brief period while we sort out a problem with the RIAA.”
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Muxtape Getting Eaten By RIAA view story
8 votes- Submitted by DarkNemesis618
- 19 days ago
- (http://gizmodo.com/5038754/muxtap...)
- Became popular 19 days ago
Now Muxtape could be succumbing to corporate pressure as well. And once again, the RIAA does its job to ensure that no one anywhere gets excited about music.
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Nice Gig: RIAA Top Executives Pull $1.5 Million Salaries ? Digital Music News view story
4 votes- Submitted by dbrose67
- 19 days ago
- (http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/s...)
- Became popular 19 days ago
RIAA chairman and chief executive Mitch Bainwol pulled an annual salary of nearly $1.5 million in 2006. The payout was easily rivaled by president Cary Sherman, who pulled a base salary of $974,231, plus benefits totaling $584,287.

