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RIAA Receives More University Pushback, NC State Latest

Paul Resnikoff
April 15, 2007
North Carolina State University became the latest college to push back against a stepped-up RIAA enforcement campaign, a development that follows similar moves from a handful of other schools. According to t... Read More...

RIAA Pushes University Enforcement Further, Rattles More Campuses

Paul Resnikoff
April 11, 2007
The RIAA continues to crank the volume on its university-focused enforcement campaign, one that has generated mixed responses from school administrators. On Wednesday, the organization announced its third ba... Read More...

Streaming Radio Royalty Battle Continues, Motions Filed

Paul Resnikoff
April 2, 2007
The battle over future royalty rate structures related to internet radio continued this week, and the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) once again found itself at the center of the swirl. The latest flare-up com... Read More...

Increased Streaming Radio Rates Face Stepped-Up Backlash

Paul Resnikoff
March 19, 2007
The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has faced a torrent of protest following its issuance of increased streaming radio rates, first delivered in early March. Now, a consortium of internet-based music and radio... Read More...

RIAA Stumbles Upon Another Public Relations Pitfall

Paul Resnikoff
March 14, 2007
The RIAA has been suing file-swappers for more than three years, and its efforts are occasionally marred by high-profile, public relations disasters. That includes a lawsuit against dead grandmother Gertrude... Read More...

RIAA Pushes Pre-Lawsuit Settlement Plan Further

Paul Resnikoff
March 1, 2007
The RIAA continued to offer pre-lawsuit settlement options for accused file-swappers this week. The latest component to the plan involves an easy online resource for pre-lawsuit settlements and payments.  Th... Read More...

Legislators Push DMCA Amendments, Back Fair Use Modifications

Paul Resnikoff
February 27, 2007
Lawmakers Rich Boucher (D-Va) and John Doolittle (R-Ca) recently introduced a bill to amend aspects of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which the pair claims is overly skewed towards the inte... Read More...

Video-Sharing Site Bolt.com Settles With Universal

Alexandra Osorio
February 11, 2007
Video-sharing destination Bolt.com has now resolved a major legal rift involving Universal Music Group. According to the New York Times, the site will pay Universal several million dollars to close the actio... Read More...

Santangelo Teenager Files Countersuit Against RIAA

Paul Resnikoff
February 1, 2007
The long-running battle between the RIAA and the Santangelo family took another twist this week. Teenager Robert Santangelo, recently a target of the RIAA, has now rifled back against the trade organization ... Read More...
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Paul Resnikoff
January 10, 2007
One day after its introduction, the iPhone is already encountering legal difficulties. The challenger is networking giant Cisco, which is alleging infringement on its long-standing iPhone trademark.  Early i... Read More...
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BMI Enters Podcasting Realm, Focuses on Unsigned Acts

Paul Resnikoff
May 9, 2005
The podcasting groundswell continues to grow, with rights licensing agency BMI the latest to enter the fray. The new podcast series, called "See It Hear First," features works from a slate of unsigned artists,... Read More...
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RIAA Strikes Swappers Again, 9,000 Total Suits

Paul Resnikoff
March 2, 2005
The RIAA has initiated legal proceedings against individual file-sharers once again, this time targeting 753 people. The action is part of a steady clip of lawsuits, with the trade group using the legal strate... Read More...
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