Read more RIAA stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4399/riaa.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:58:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69691/to-save-the-music-industry-ban-music-and-whistling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe music industry wants royalties for the 30-second previews on iTunes—which is "bullshit," writes Nicholas DeLeon for TechGear. It's yet another foolish move in the battle to save the music industry, complains DeLeon. Luckily, he has a "foolproof" way to do just that: Ban music, "shut the whole damn...http://www.newser.com/story/69691/to-save-the-music-industry-ban-music-and-whistling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 9:38:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62287/minnesota-mom-fined-19m-for-illegal-music-downloads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Minnesota woman has been fined $80,000 per song for each of 24 music files she illegally downloaded, CNN reports. The court ordered Jammie Thomas to pay $1.92 million to the Recording Industry of America. Her original trial—America's first for music file-sharing—granted the RIAA just $220,...http://www.newser.com/story/62287/minnesota-mom-fined-19m-for-illegal-music-downloads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Jun 2009 4:12:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55248/fading-radio-recording-outfits-clash-over-royalties.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recording industry and radio-station owners are clashing in Washington over the issue of royalties, Bloomberg reports. Both sides have spent tens of millions on lobbying, and contributed to the campaigns of legislators of both parties. At present, radio stations pay royalties to songwriters and publishers, not artists. “This issue...http://www.newser.com/story/55248/fading-radio-recording-outfits-clash-over-royalties.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Apr 2009 17:50:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48348/95-of-music-downloads-illegal-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNearly all—95%—of music downloads globally are illegal, at least according to the industry, Techdirt reports. The numbers come from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and indicate that even a 25% increase in online music purchases last year couldn’t overcome the effects of piracy. According to the...http://www.newser.com/story/48348/95-of-music-downloads-illegal-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Jan 2009 15:06:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45791/music-industry-to-dump-download-lawsuits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter five years of suing everyone from single mothers to teenage girls for illegally sharing music files, the recording industry is dropping the legal campaign that has ensnared 35,000 individuals, the Wall Street Journal reports. Instead, an industry group is making deals with Internet-service providers to warn those sharing...http://www.newser.com/story/45791/music-industry-to-dump-download-lawsuits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Dec 2008 9:56:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/27638/woman-may-get-new-trial-in-file-sharing-conviction.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe judge who presided over America's first music file-sharing trial might call for a do-over, the AP reports. A Minnesota mom was penalized $222,000 for illegal dowloads last fall, but the judge has since discovered that he may have issued faulty jury instructions. That's because a 1993 ruling said...http://www.newser.com/story/27638/woman-may-get-new-trial-in-file-sharing-conviction.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 May 2008 10:55:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15687/riaa-boss-clarifies-lawsuit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRIAA chief Cary Sherman says the recording industry has never prosecuted anyone for ripping or copying CDs for personal use, Engadget reports. Sherman appeared on NPR and characterized media reports about a recent high-profile suit as inaccurate. The legal action, he said, is against a man who ripped CDs not...http://www.newser.com/story/15687/riaa-boss-clarifies-lawsuit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Jan 2008 9:06:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15501/u-wash-wont-cite-students-on-swapping.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe University of Washington has become the second Pacific Northwest school to refuse to pass along warning letters from the RIAA to students whose IP addresses were used for illegal downloading. The RIAA considers students liable for any swapping connected with their IP addresses, but the UW, along with the...http://www.newser.com/story/15501/u-wash-wont-cite-students-on-swapping.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Jan 2008 13:58:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15246/record-industry-changes-tune-on-copying-cds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recording industry has argued in a court brief that individuals who copy music from CDs for personal use are breaking the law, the Washington Post reports. The claim by the Recording Industry Association of America is a dramatic rejection of what had long been considered a Fair Use right...http://www.newser.com/story/15246/record-industry-changes-tune-on-copying-cds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Dec 2007 6:25:00 CST