Stories about: Recording Industry Association of America

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    Report: China tightens rules for online music providers 06/09/2009 01:26:00

    China's Ministry of Culture has implemented a new set of rules governing the online sale and distribution of foreign songs in the country, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
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    LimeWire chairman: P2P concerns overblown 05/08/2009 00:17:00

    Lime Group Chairman Mark Gorton found himself in the hot seat last week during a hearing on the problem of inadvertent data leaks on peer-to-peer (P2P) networks including his company's, LimeWire. The hearing was held by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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    Reports: Record industry wins $US675k in damages from file swapper 03/08/2009 08:07:00

    A Boston student has been ordered to pay $US675,000 to the recording industry for illegal file-sharing, according to reports Friday.
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    Tenenbaum hit with $675,000 fine for music piracy 03/08/2009 07:42:00

    In another big victory for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) a federal jury has fined Boston University student Joel Tenenbaum $675,000 for illegally downloading and distributing 30 copyrighted songs.
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    Second RIAA piracy trial starts 29/07/2009 00:19:00

    The Recording Industry Association of America may have decided not to pursue further file-sharing trials as a policy, but one last case is set to get underway today and promises to bring a dash of the theatrical into the courtroom.
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    Minnesota woman appeals $1.9M music piracy fine 08/07/2009 09:06:00

    The woman ordered to pay $1.92 million in fines for illegally distributing 24 copyrighted songs said she will appeal, and called the June 18 jury verdict "excessive, shocking and monstrous."
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    Analysis: $US1.92M fine in music piracy case could hurt RIAA 22/06/2009 08:40:00

    The massive $US1.9 million fine imposed by a US federal jury in the retrial of a woman accused of pirating 24 songs may could end up hurting the Recording Industry Association of America's anti-piracy campaign more than anything else, a leading copyright lawyer said.
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    Jury orders music swapper to pay $1.92 million 19/06/2009 10:00:00

    A single mother who won a retrial after a US$220,000 verdict against her for sharing music files has now been ordered to pay $1.92 million by a jury in Minnesota.
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    Internet industry backs iiNet in copyright fight 21/11/2008 16:07:00

    The Australian Internet industry has supported iiNet in its defence against legal action filed by the leading US media giants and the Seven Network, which experts say could force providers to police peer-to-peer traffic if the Federal Court rules in favour of the plaintiffs.
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    Harvard professor challenges RIAA anti-piracy campaign 03/11/2008 10:27:00

    A Harvard law professor has opened a new front in the battle between the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and alleged music pirates by challenging the constitutionality of a statute being used by the industry group to bring lawsuits against alleged copyright violators.
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    P2P legislation forcing university IT to get tough on piracy 24/10/2008 11:01:00

    New legislation is putting pressure on US colleges and universities to do a better job combating illegal file-sharing -- and it's taking a toll on campus IT departments, according to research published this week.
 
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