RIAA not suing by CD ripping, still kinda being jerks about it (Nilay Patel/Engadget)


RIAA not suing by CD ripping, still kinda being jerks about it  —  Okay, so we’ve done some digging into the RIAA’s lawsuit against Jeffery Howell, in which the industry is claiming that ripped MP3s are “unauthorized copies,” and

it turns out that Jeffery isn’t actually being sued for ripping CDs …



Source:   Engadget

Author:   Nilay Patel

Link:   http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/30/riaa-not-suing…


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