RSSRIAA suit over XM recording device draws to a close
By Tim Conneally | Published June 10, 2008, 1:24 PM
EMI has withdrawn from the RIAA complaint against XM Satellite Radio over the Pioneer Inno, an XM receiver that allows users to record the satellite service directly to MP3 or WMA.
The RIAA's suit, filed in May 2006, alleged the Pioneer Inno was a device built for the express purpose of copyright infringement, and asked for huge reparations for every song that users copied.
At first, the suit was supported by all the "Big Four" major music labels, but in late 2007, Universal Music Group withdrew from the complaint. It struck a deal with XM, licensing its content for recording on the Inno and future devices offered by the satellite radio provider.
UMG's withdrawal started a landslide, and in less than two months, both Warner Music and Sony BMG had pulled out from the suit and established similar settlements.
EMI was the last major record company to retract its complainant status and resolve its dispute with XM over the device. As with the prior arrangements, neither company has disclosed the terms of the agreement.
Wake UP you RIAA idiots! The last time I checked, you can subscribe to both XM and SIRIUS satellite radio on the internet. A fool believes that customers cannot record those streams on their hard drives. I've done it myself a few times.
And now they sell kits to add satellite radios to a home stereo system. Most of then are equipped with recording devices too. Expect to get some decent results using a CD-R recorder or even a Hi-Fi VCR.
This entire episode is an example of sheer stupidity...
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XM sue them back for lost money and for the money they caused the stock holders!!!!
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I can't wait until the artist start wising up and cutting out the RIAA altogether. They are nothing but a mangy parasite sucking on their profits.
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why are these riaa/mpaa folks so greedy?
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because they wanna be a bill gates with all the money he once had
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Rest assured artists will still not be paid and the assault on the public domain will continue to consolidate profits for the few. Secrecy is more viable method for maintaining an existence (the RIAA's) that there is no longer an actual need for. Copyright law in it's present form is a draconian creativity sqausher and seems set to get worse.
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Yea cause the RIAA can't afford another Betamax type ruling if they loose. And they know full well if it goes that far, it will get a ruling in favor of fair use rights to the consumer. So they settle in secret to prevent that possibility from ever occurring again... Thus is the motivation and stratagem of the RIAA MPAA.
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