Marketplace reminds us the storm of RIAA lawsuits began in September 2003. In that time they’ve sued a thousands of people, and most lawyers apparently advise those caught in the madness to simply roll over and take it. But Tanya Andersen, a 41 year old disabled single mother didn’t.
After years of litigation (and mounting [...]
Posted September 19, 2007 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Copyrights & Intellectual Property, Politics & Controversy. Tags: copyfight, dmca, file sharing, lawsuits, madness, p2p, peer 2 peer, RIAA, Tanya Andersen. Be the first one.
In early 2002 the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP) set royalty rates for webcasters that were twice as high as for regular radio broadcasts. The Library of Congress reset those rates in late summer (yes, the LoC oversees those things).
Now it’s 2007, and the RIAA is at it again. Techdirt reports the Copyright Royalty [...]
Posted March 9, 2007 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Politics & Controversy, Technology. Tags: CARP, Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel, copyright royalty board, CRB, RIAA, royalties, save the streams, webcast, webcasters. Be the first one.
