Deborah Foster Beats RIAA – Scores Legal Fees
Deborah Foster, who was unsuccessfully sued by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), has scored a major victory against the trade organization. Ms. Foster was granted full reimbursement of her legal fees from her successful defense of the RIAA copyright infringement lawsuit. The decision, signed by US District Court Judge Lee R. West, largely seals an earlier ruling from February of this year. The RIAA initially...
Yahoo! China Guilty Of Aiding Music Piracy
The Chinese version of Yahoo! was ordered by a court to pay $27,000 for aiding music piracy. The lawsuit filed by the International Federation of Phonographic Industries accused Yahoo China of violating copyrights because its search engine linked to sites that carried 229 pirated songs. It was filed on behalf of 11 recording companies including Sony BMG, Warner Music, EMI and Universal Vivendi. Yahoo China is operated by Sunnyvale,...






