I hope XM doesn't go bankrupt over this. I always wondered why we can't make personal backups of DVD's like we could with VHS tapes or even CD's? These devices really have no chance of hurting anyone in the recording business with no way to transfer stuff out of them besides analog. ----- Original Message ----- From: "djc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 11:12 AM Subject: RIAA Sues XM Over Recording Device
>I offer the following article for your Education: > RIAA Sues XM Over Recording Device > By > Ed Oswald > , BetaNews > May 17, 2006, 11:33 AM > XM Satellite Radio's receiver difficulties continued Tuesday as it was > sued > over > the new Pioneer Inno device, and partner Audiovox halted shipments of its > Xpress > Model radio due to a FCC request. The news follows an > earlier disclosure > by the company that the FCC had ruled the SkyFi2 was not in compliance > with its > emission standards. > The RIAA's lawsuit, filed in a federal court in New York, alleges the > satellite radio > provider is committing "massive wholesale infringement" of copyrights by > allowing > users to save songs heard on the service to the device. The suit claims > that users > who have the device would no longer have a need to purchase digital music. > \ > The RIAA is seeking $150,000 for every song that is copied by customers > who > bought > the player since it was first released earlier in the month. It also takes > issue > with XM's marketing of the device, saying it promotes saving of songs. > XM said that the Pioneer Inno is no different from a person recording from > terrestrial > radio, which has happened for years. Furthermore, it cannot transfer > content, nor > is it an on-demand service, unlike iTunes. > The satellite radio company accused the RIAA of attempting to use > litigation to gain > an upper hand in negotiations to renew licensing contracts. XM says record > labels > of attempting to prevent innovation and consumer choice by limiting how > they can > record broadcasts, which have long been ruled legal by U.S. courts. > Both XM and Sirius are currently renewing their licensing deals, and the > labels are > looking for increased fees as satellite radio becomes more popular. XM had > attempted > to negotiate for portable content, but the labels wanted iTunes-like > deals, > which > XM apparently balked at. > Legal problems are not XM's only worries. Audivox said Tuesday that it > would stop > shipments of its Xpress Model XM receiver due to a request from the FCC. > The regulating > agency said that the unit did not comply with operating bandwidth or > related emission > specifications. > An internal review is underway at Audiovox, and the company gave no time > frame for > the resumption of shipments with the issue remedied. > > > > djc's Jukebox: http://paulmerrell.net:9212 Saturday Evenings 9 to > midnight Eastern. > > My Journal http://livejournal.com/users/djc1 > > email Or Msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I C Q Number Is: 4781694 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
