Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Songwriters Guild Supports RIAA In Lawsuit Against XMSR

www.orbitcast.com posted this today:

Songwriters Guild of America chimes in RIAA vs XM Suit

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]