RIAA Loses File-Swapping Suit Based On Non-Existent Evidence

Court Awards Legal Fees To Accused File Swapper In a major bitch-slap to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the Oklahoma Federal Court dismissed Capitol Records v. Foster with prejudice. The case was initiated by the RIAA against Debbie Foster and her daughter Amanda Foster, who accused the family of illegal file-sharing, based on files traced to an IP address attached to Foster’s name. During the court...

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Independent Musicians Can Now Sell Ringtones With New MyxerTags Tech

mVisible Technologies, Inc. announced a new version of MyxerTags that enables independent musicians to sell their ringtones directly from their own websites or MySpace pages. For the first time, indie artists are able to sell their original music as ringtones across all mobile carriers in one simple step, using MyxerTags technology. The mobile ringtone market, while a growing revenue stream for major record labels and bigger...

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