Songwriters Guild of America chimes in RIAA vs XM Suit
Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at 9:38 AM
Tags: 2, XM
The Songwriters Guild of America has filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief supporting the RIAA in their lawsuit against XM Satellite Radio. The brief filing is simply the volunteering to offer information to help a court decide a matter. Recall that the HRRC & the CEA has backed XM in a related amicus brief filing (PDF).
XM says that their latest generation XM2go devices comply with the 1992 Audio Home Recording Act, which protects the listener's right to save recordings of live broadcasts. The Songwriters Guild of America says the AHRA was never intended to cover digital download services - even though digital broadcasts are specifically cited in the AHRA.
[via Radio World]
XM says that their latest generation XM2go devices comply with the 1992 Audio Home Recording Act, which protects the listener's right to save recordings of live broadcasts. The Songwriters Guild of America says the AHRA was never intended to cover digital download services - even though digital broadcasts are specifically cited in the AHRA.
[via Radio World]
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Some have questionned why Sirius has been rather quiet about the Stiletto - my guess is that it may be viewed by the RIAA as the twin son of a different mother. From what I can tell from the information on that unit, it is very similar to the XM units in terms of capturing songs. I'm surprised the RIAA hasn't tried to prevent the release of this device pending a decision on the suit.
Posted by: iband | September 5, 2006 9:48 AM
Notice this is the song writers guild... not the actual artists. I would like to know what the actual recording artists think. Artists like Bob Dylan, Eminem, Tom Petty or any of the others that are on or have shows on XM or Sirius.
Posted by: jeff | September 5, 2006 11:53 AM
Has anyone actually sent an XM2Go unit to the court? Old people who can't use electronics suck.
Posted by: Really Angry Typing Guy ? | September 5, 2006 11:33 PM