House Committee Holds Internet Radio Royalty Hearings
Now that the Day of Silence by online radio broadcasters has concluded, The House Small Business Committee is now ramping up the process of Internet Radio Royalty Hearings. The hearing, dubbed “Assessing the Impact of the Copyright Royalty Board Decision to Increase Royalty Rates on Recording Artists and Webcasters,” begins today on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers have taken note of the Day of Silence effort and the bipartisan...
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...






