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Is DRM dead? RIAA says “no”

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments

At a recent industry panel during the Digital Hollywood Conference in Los Angeles, the head of the RIAA’s technology unit, David Hughes, definitively stated that DRM is still going strong and is poised for a comeback.
Hughes stated that of the “22 ways to sell music… 20 of them still require DRM. Any form of […]

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Category: DRM · Industry trends · RIAA

RIAA to face malicious prosecution lawsuit

March 18th, 2008 · No Comments

The Recording Industry Association of America, which represents the major labels of the United States music industry and hundreds of other smaller labels, may be going to court again in the near future. However, this time, the organization will be the defendant in a malicious prosecution lawsuit. The complainant is Tanya Andersen, a single mother […]

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Category: Litigation · RIAA