What this all boils down to is the record labels greed. Nothing more, nothing less.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 3:04 PM Subject: Re: RIAA Sues XM Over Recording Device >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 > _______________________________________________ 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
