Federal Court Forces LimeWire To Shut Down

by | Oct 28, 2010 | Legal Woes, Web 2.Oh-no

After a four year legal battle with the RIAA, a federal court in New York has issued a “permanent injunction” against peer-to-peer file-sharing website LimeWire. In other words, LimeWire is being forced to shut down. Judge Kimba Wood found that LimeWire was liable for...

FM Radio In Cell Phones To Become Mandatory?

by | Aug 18, 2010 | Legal Woes, Radio

ArsTechnica.com is reporting that music labels and radio broadcasters are in hopes to convince Congress to mandate that FM radio receivers be built into cell phones and other portable devices. While it would provide consumers more music choices, the push is more of a...

The RIAA Isn’t Very Good With Money

by | Jul 15, 2010 | Piracy

According to Hypebot, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) spent $16 million dollars on lawyers in 2008, much of it suing music fans for “copyright infringement.” The amount they recovered? $391,000. A blog points out that in 2008, the RIAA...

Lime Wire Given Two-Week Reprieve

by | Jun 7, 2010 | Legal Woes

File-sharing service Limewire will be around for at least another two weeks after being given a temporary stay of execution by a U.S. District Judge. According to CNET, a motion was filed on Friday by the RIAA to shut down the service. Judge Kimba Wood, who granted...