In its first opportunity to demonstrate its position on the constitutionality of the Copyright Act’s statutory damages provisions as applied to mp3 files having a market value of 99 cents or less, the Obama Justice Department — staffed by RIAA lawyers in its 2nd and 3rd highest positions — has filed a motion for […]

On Wednesday, January 14th, District Judge Nancy Gertner granted so much of the defendant’s motion as sought to televise, over the internet, the January 22, 2009, oral arguments of the parties’ motions concerning the defendant’s counterclaims, in SONY BMG Music v. Tenenbaum. The ruling did not address the issue of televising subsequent proceedings, including the […]

In the context of a restitution motion, in United States of America v. Dove, the RIAA’s "download equals lost sale" theory has been flatly rejected. In a 16-page opinion, District Judge James P. Jones, sitting in the Western Disrict of Virginia, denied the RIAA’s request for restitution, holding the RIAA’s reasoning to be unsound:   […]

In SONY BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum, the defendant has moved for all court proceedings to be televised over the internet through Courtroom View Network. The motion argues: Information is the currency of democracy, sunshine laws open government. The federal court is open not only as a court of justice but a forum of civic […]

Just when you think they’ve reached rock bottom, it seems the RIAA always finds room to sink a little lower. This time they’ve sued an innocent, 19-year-old, transplant patient, hospitalized with pancreatitis and needing islet cell transplants. Recording Industry vs. The People p2pnet.net WTAE-TV