RIAA Gets Handed Setback By Judge In New Mexico
The Recording Industry Association of America must do more to respect the rights of defendants in file-sharing lawsuits Federal Judge Lorenzo F. Garcia has denied the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) motion to engage in discovery in their quest to unveil the names of students who allegedly engaged in copyright infringement using the University of New Mexico’s network. The ruling translates that it will...
Wind-Up Inks Deal with Verizon’s V-Cast Music Service
Wind-Up Records has announced that it has licensed its entire catalog to the Verizon Wireless V Cast Music service. To date, the Verizon has inked deals with the four major labels, as well as independent music digital distributors IODA and The Orchard. A direct deal with an independent label like Wind-Up is a first, and one that gives hope to the other larger independent labels that don’t use digital aggregators but are...






