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News about the Recording Industry Association of America, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
  • Radio Stations Propose Paying for Playing Music
    Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00
    The National Association of Broadcasters is suggesting a performance fee of 1 percent of net revenue for large stations, trying to avoid tougher rules.
  • Court Rules That File-Sharing Service Infringed Copyrights
    Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00
    The court ruled that LimeWire had committed copyright infringement and that it had induced others to do so.
  • Music Industry Counts the Cost of Piracy
    Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00
    Sales of digital music rose 12 percent worldwide last year, but that growth was insufficient to compensate for plunging revenue from compact discs.
  • A Push in Law Schools to Reform Copyright
    Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00
    A judgment against a Boston University doctoral student for illegally distributing 30 songs on the Internet has ignited activism and fierce debate on university campuses.
  • ARTS, BRIEFLY; Downloads Continue, Record Labels Say
    Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00
    Joel Tenenbaum was ordered to pay $675,000 to record labels for illegally downloading and sharing music; now labels say he is continuing to encourage music piracy by linking to file-sharing service Pirate Bay and Recording Industry Assn of America has filed injunction; Tenenbaum says he has nothing to do with song list on Pirate Bay and plans to appeal his verdict and fine
  • Tilting at Internet Barrier, a Stalwart Is Upended
    Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00
    When Charles Nesson lost a music downloading case, many saw a moment when an eccentric scholar’s devotion to a soaring vision blinded him to practical legal realities.
  • Swan Songs?
    Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00
    Piracy, single song downloads and now free, legal music streaming have all contributed to the breathtakingly fast dissolution of the music industry.
  • Music Piracy Suit Against N.Y. Family Is Settled for $7,000
    Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00
    The settlement would end a four-year fight between record companies and the family of Patricia Santangelo, who was accused of illegally downloading and distributing music.
  • Isle of Man Plans Unlimited Music Downloads
    Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00
    Promoting an offbeat remedy for digital piracy, the rainy outpost in the Irish Sea is suggesting a fee on Internet service to pay for downloaded music.
  • Apple’s Long-Awaited Shift on Music
    Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00
    Doing away with digital copyright protection makes sense. Shared music is the best advertisement for the music we will eventually purchase.
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