http://riaa.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for RIAA en Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2231222 unknown@ma.gnolia.com cynical rants, obscene anecdotes, adventures from around the world, and lots of completely ridiculous shit. Saved By: lydgate | View Details | Give Thanks Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2231222VideoDesignclient relationshipshumorgoogleOpenSocialapissocial-softwareSoftwarepshopbrushesresourcenNone assignedMusicdownloadslegalmashabletypographyfontcssrssiconsmashing-magazineprismmozillaairsilverlightdesign vectorweb designweb developmentsocialwebdevfree fontsfontsCaliforniafirefireswildfireweb 2.0Newsreferencesix apartopen standardssocial graphopen socialRIAAoink http://web2announcer.com/go/2013804 unknown@Netscape.com Despite costly efforts to build buzz around new talent and thwart piracy, CD sales have plunged more than 20 percent this year, far outweighing any gains made by digital sales at iTunes and similar services. Mon, 28 May 2007 22:56:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2013804RIAAcdsitunessalesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1779960 unknown@Netscape.com Is the RIAA engaged in racketeering? Ars talks to legal experts about the music industry's legal campaign against file sharers and whether it needs to be concerned about RICO statutes. Mon, 07 May 2007 12:25:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1779960RIAAracketeeringNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1765201 unknown@Netscape.com The following op-ed, Protect Harvard from the RIAA, co-written by HLS Professor Charles Nesson '60 and Wendy Seltzer '96, a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, was published in The Harvard Crimson on May 1, 2007. Sun, 06 May 2007 01:07:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1765201TechnologyRIAAharvardNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1716024 unknown@Netscape.com The RIAA's effort to wipe out independent online radio has nothing to do with protecting artists, and everything to do with protecting a status quo that supports a very few top 40 acts at the expense of everyone else. In their effort to protect their outdated business model, they are happy to prevent their artists from reaching potential customers. Thu, 03 May 2007 01:32:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1716024RIAASoundExchangeonlineRadioInternetNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1640959 unknown@Netscape.com Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) and Rep. Don Manzullo (R-IL) have headed the "Internet Radio Equality Act," which aims to stop the controversial March 2 Copyright Royalty Board decision which puts a royalty of .08 cent per song per listener, retroactively from 2006 to 2010 on internet radio. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:19:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1640959InternetRadiocopyrightroyaltyboardRIAANews http://web2announcer.com/go/1616594 unknown@Netscape.com One music industry executive predicts that all labels will offer DRM-free music within six months, and the RIAA says that it has no problem with that. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:41:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1616594drmRIAAMusicNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1205090 unknown@Netscape.com The RIAA's legal strategy in its war against file sharing has been nothing if not consistent. Recent events show that the music industry's consistent refusal to exonerate defendants may end up working against it. Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:56:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1205090RIAAlawNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1090725 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:39:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1090725MusicdrmRIAApiracybusiness http://web2announcer.com/go/1063950 unknown@Netscape.com Mashable posts it's "Geek Guide to Good and Evil." Pete Cashmore lists Netscape on the side of Evil, along with Microsoft, the RIAA, DRM, Viacom, and God. Yes, God. Let the blog fight commence ;) Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:18:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1063950allinfungoodevilnetscapeGodRIAAdrmviacommashableguidegeekfunnyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/914629 unknown@Netscape.com The music industry is asking 50 Ohio University students to pay $3,000 each to avoid lawsuits accusing them of pirating songs off the Internet Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:30:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/914629RIAAstudentspaydownloadsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/840671 unknown@Netscape.com The US Copyright Office has released their new set of rates for the payment of royalties by Internet Radio, and they ignored all of the facts presented by webcasters and gave the record industry exactly what they asked for: royalty rates so high that they will put and every independent webcaster out of business. Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:46:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/840671RIAAMusicInternetRadiocopyrightNews http://web2announcer.com/go/824404 unknown@Netscape.com The RIAA should love the free publicity from this, right? Wrong. This is the RIAA we're talking about, after all. The past few days has seen a sudden influx of blogs getting shut down after the RIAA harasses their hosting providers. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:24:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/824404RIAAboycottMusicBloggersNews http://web2announcer.com/go/804199 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:05:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/804199RIAAMusicdrmboycottgizmodo http://web2announcer.com/go/724871 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:03:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/724871MusicRIAAcopyrightreferencesearch http://web2announcer.com/go/682672 unknown@Netscape.com The RIAA Radar is a site that helps consumers distinguish between "safe" and "unsafe" album releases. If you're not happy with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) or their associates suing little children and unsuspecting parents, this is the site for you. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:01:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/682672RIAAMusicshoppingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/228440 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Sat, 20 Jan 2007 02:30:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/228440historyRIAAeconomicscopyrightMusic http://web2announcer.com/go/174858 unknown@Netscape.com In a nutshell: DRM's sole purpose is to maximize revenues by minimizing your rights and selling them back to you. Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:05:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/174858drmEntertainmentindustryhollywoodRIAAmpaaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/12878 unknown@Del.icio.us.com Recording Industry vs The People Mon, 11 Sep 2006 23:05:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/12878RIAAblogMusiclawcopyright http://web2announcer.com/go/7028 unknown@Netscape.com This website allows you to use Google as a proxy. It is good to visit blocked sites. There is also a search function that finds just about any MP3 that you type in. I wonder how long it will be before the RIAA will sends this guy a notice. Fri, 25 Aug 2006 23:44:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/7028TechnologyRIAAproxygooglemp3MusicNews http://web2announcer.com/go/5665 unknown@Netscape.com In the last few months, trade groups representing music publishers have used the threat of copyright lawsuits to shut down guitar tablature sites, where users exchange tips on how to play songs like “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” “Highway to Hell” and thousands of others. Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:51:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/5665MusicRIAAsharingcommonscopyrightlawNews http://web2announcer.com/go/4676 unknown@Netscape.com BPI, the UK version of the RIAA, has banned a twelve year-old singer songwriter from a new music chart they were creating for schools. Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:15:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/4676MusicRIAAbpifreeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/4105 unknown@Netscape.com RIAA: "We had decided to temporarily suspend the productive settlement discussions we were having with the family. Mr. Scantleberry had admitted that the infringer was his stepson, and we were in the process settling with him shortly before his passing. Out of an abundance of sensitivity, we have elected to drop this particular case." Tue, 15 Aug 2006 06:18:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/4105Do No EvilRIAAsettlementdeceasedboing boingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/3106 unknown@Netscape.com RIAA member companies have pulled a great list of legal stunts. This trumps them all in my opinion. To put it in plain and simple English, what Sony BMG have asked is that the court trump the 1st amendment rights of the defendant and the defendant's council in order to save them from public scrutiny of their own words during deposition. Fri, 11 Aug 2006 03:46:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/3106Do No EvilRIAAlawSony vs. LindorRay Beckermanp2pNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2705 unknown@Netscape.com The RIAA, in a more fervent effort to curb file sharing, has started sending viruses to users who unknowingly download from their honeypots. To make them think they feel safe, the viruses stay inactive for 24 hours after being downloaded. What's next?!? Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:56:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2705TechnologyRIAAMusicpiracytechgeekNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2056 unknown@Netscape.com A current list of casualties and friendlies in the RIAA war against P2P developers follows. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 17:00:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2056TechnologyRIAAp2ppiracytechgeekNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1332 unknown@Netscape.com New York lawyer Ray Beckerman provides an excellent overview of how the RIAA litigation process works. Fri, 04 Aug 2006 19:56:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1332TechnologyRIAAMusicstealp2pNews