Well, SIRIUS has finally settled with the last of the Big Four over the Sirius S50's recording and 'disaggregation' capabilities.
Last month, SIRIUS settled with Unversal Music and Warner, an agreement that included a cap in production for the S50, with a settlement with Song BMG that followed a few days later. The last of the puzzle was with EMI Music Group, which according to Forbes has just recently been settled.
For those who don't know EMI, Song BMG, Warner and Univeral Music make up the Big Four of the RIAA cartel, and distribute over 95 percent of all music CDs sold worldwide.
The settlement with EMI follows suit with previous agreements which reportedly requires SIRIUS to pay a royalty for every Sirius S50 unit sold. While it doesn't necessarily sound like the best of all settlements, I'm sure it's better than the alternative.
Yet another reason to hate the RIAA.
[Forbes]
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