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  | Judge to RIAA: No LimeWire asset freeze Found at 7/30/2010 via news.cnet.com
RIAA wants to make sure nothing happens to Lime Wire' assets before courts decide how much the file-sharing service must pay in damages. Judge says assets aren't going anywhere. More...
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| Hollywood Docket: McPherson harassment probe; Fela photo flap; RIAA legal fees Found at 7/29/2010 via thresq.hollywoodreporter.com
ABC entertainment chief Stephen McPherson resigned from ABC as the company conducted an internal sexual harassment investigation of the executive. His attorney Tom Hoberman downplays the allegations, saying the decision was "voluntary." [THR] Carl Icahn's request for a temporary cease-trade... More...
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| RIAA DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google Found at 7/26/2010 via 
DMCA Notices: RIAA DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google;
From: RIAA To: Google, Inc.
Date: 2010-07-22 More...
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| Movie, Tech Powerhouses Team for 'Ultraviolet' Movie Locker Found at 7/20/2010 via www.wired.com
A massive consortium of companies including Cisco, Sony, Best Buy, Warner Bros., Microsoft, Comcast, HP, the RIAA, Samsung, Toshiba and many others hopes to build a digital movie locker called Ultraviolet that movie buyers will be able to access from a variety of competing devices. More...
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| Usher, Justin Bieber Rack Up RIAA Honors Found at 7/19/2010 via www.fmqb.com
Both singers earned Platinum sales plaques in June for their latest albums. More...
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| RIAA DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google Found at 7/19/2010 via
DMCA Notices: RIAA DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google;
From: RIAA To: Google, Inc.
Date: 2010-07-15 More...
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| Why Web host shut down 73,000 blogs a mystery Found at 7/18/2010 via news.cnet.com
A Web host service shuts down a blogging platform and said authorities forced its hand. But the RIAA, MPAA and Homeland Security's antipiracy unit hasn't heard of the site. Who's responsible? More...
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| RIAA DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google Found at 7/18/2010 via
DMCA Notices: RIAA DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google;
From: RIAA To: Google, Inc.
Date: 2010-07-16 More...
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| File-Sharing Suits About Fear, Not Cash Found at 7/18/2010 via www.pcworld.com
Analysis: The RIAA's and other media companies' anti-piracy lawsuits aren't about making a profit directly; they're about scaring you back into buying DVDs and CDs. Recording Industry Association of America - Filesharing - Intellectual Property - Piracy - Music Freedom More...
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| GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: Riaa Ceo Extremly Well Paid Found at 7/16/2010 via www.allaboutjazz.com
Lawyers aren't the only people the RIAA is throwing money at. CEO Mitch Bainwol receives a $1.91 million in annual salary, with "other compensation" from the RIAA and "related organizations" offering another $123,000. Over $2 million is a pretty astounding sum to take in when you're presiding over an organization that doesn't exactly qualify as a great success... More...
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| Guns N' Roses Uploader Laughs Last Found at 7/15/2010 via feeds.wired.com
Kevin Cogill, sentenced to a year of probation and two months' home confinement for uploading nine pre-release Guns N' Roses tracks from the Chinese Democracy album, agrees to an RIAA-backed public service announcement to scare file sharers straight. The Recording Industry Association of America, however, never makes him do the service. More...
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| After All That Fuss, RIAA Doesn?t Create Chinese Democracy Anti-Piracy PSA Found at 7/15/2010 via techcrunch.com
Famous rock band Guns N' Roses released their latest album, Chinese Democracy, in November, 2008. It had been in development for an astonishing 15 years. That's partially why Kevin Cogill got into so much trouble. You'll recall that he was caught uploading tracks from the then-unreleased album in June, 2008. While he managed to doge jail time, Cogill was given a year of probation and two months ... More...
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| Guns N' Roses Uploader Laughs Last Found at 7/15/2010 via feeds.wired.com
Kevin Cogill, sentenced to a year of probation and two months' home confinement for uploading nine pre-release Guns N' Roses tracks from the Chinese Democracy album, agrees to an RIAA-backed public service announcement to scare file sharers straight. The Recording Industry Association of America, however, never makes him do the service. More...
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| Guns N' Roses Uploader Laughs Last Found at 7/15/2010 via www.wired.com
Kevin Cogill, sentenced to a year of probation and two months' home confinement for uploading nine pre-release Guns N' Roses tracks from the Chinese Democracy album, agrees to an RIAA-backed public service announcement to scare file sharers straight. The Recording Industry Association of America, however, never makes him do the service. More...
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| Mr. Crankypants weighs in on lawsuits, blues festivals and harmonics Found at 7/15/2010 via www.martinezgazette.com
An interesting item on a music blog I ran across this week ? apparently the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) has paid out over $16 million in legal fees last year to sue customers for alleged illegal downloading. From that rather hefty investment, they have received $391,000 in settlement awards. more... More...
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