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Opening Pandora's Box; Why Congress and the Music Industry will Ruin Internet Radio - Again

David Fagin | Posted 01.16.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Recording Industry Association of America, Internet Radio Regulation, Pandora Legislation, Internet Radio Legislation, Pandora Regulation, Regulating Internet Radio, Internet Radio Copyright, Entertainment News
David Fagin

Back in 2001, when the landscape of the Internet was still as uncharted as the Pacific was to the pioneers, I was honored to be asked to represent ind...

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The NRA and the USA

Brent Budowsky | Posted 12.20.2012 | Politics
Read More: Newtown, Second Amendment, Trauma, Assault Weapons, National Rifle Association, Mpaa, Mental Healthcare, Motion Picture Association of America, Recording Industry Association of America, Nra, Barack Obama, John Boehner, Pta, Video Games, Suicide Prevention, Riaa, National Football League, Politics News
Brent Budowsky

Regarding the role of the National Rifle Association in a nation that has witnessed far too many killings of far too many innocents, in a nation with far too many of the kind of weapons that are best left to Navy SEALs killing enemy terrorists, I write today to reach out.

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Who Books The Music For The National Conventions?

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 09.06.2012 | Arts
Read More: Recording Industry Association of America, Video, Lobbyist Riaa, Joel Flatow, Music Democratic National Convention, Joel Flatow Riaa, Art in America, LGBT Rights, Music Politics, Politics in Music, Slideexpand, Arts Funding, Riaa, Music Republican National Convention, National Convention Music, Arts News

What do the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rihanna, Daughtry and Kid Rock have in common? They've all performed on the stages of a National Convention, be it ...

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What Do Directors Think When People Make a Torrent for Their Movie?

Quora | Posted 02.22.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Bittorrent, Directors, Torrent, Directors Guild of America, Women Directors, Recording Industry Association of America, Peer to Peer Downloading, Heather Ferreira, Pipa, Mpaa, Sopa, File Sharing, Riaa, Motion Picture Association of America, Peer to Peer, Entertainment News
Quora

The Motion Picture Association of America has never written me a paycheck for anything. They're not backing my picture. These are not nice guys. They are not in this business to help filmmakers at all.

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SOPA and PIPA Bills Threaten Job Creation and Innovation

Brett Greene | Posted 03.14.2012 | Denver
Read More: Congressional Bills, Internet, Congress, Senate, Television Studios, Movie Studios, Music Industry, Pipa, Sopa, Linkedin, Aol, Zynga, Paypal, Mpaa, Twitter, Discover, Facebook, Mozilla, American Express, Yahoo, Recording Industry Association of America, Visa, Opendns, Motion Picture Association of America, Etsy, Foursquare, Ebay, Wikimedia Foundation, Riaa, Google, Denver News
Brett Greene

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House of Representatives and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate are well meaning, but if passed, will be destructive to internet freedoms we've all come to expect.

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LimeWire Settles With Record Labels

AP | Posted 07.13.2011 | Technology
Read More: Limewire Suit, Recording Industry Association of America, Limewire Sued, Riaa, Limewire, Limewire Settlement, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO -- File-sharing software company LimeWire, which shut down last year after being barred from allowing people to share copyright-protecte...

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Attorney Says Client Can't Pay HUGE Fine For Downloading 24 Songs

AP | AMY FORLITI | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Recording Industry Association of America, Jammie Thomas-Rasset, Kazaa File Sharing, Jammie Thomas-Rasset Kazaa, File Sharing, Riaa, Jammie Thomas-Rasset File Sharing, Capitol v. Thomas, RIAA Thomas-Rasset, Technology News

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota woman ordered to pay a recording industry trade group $1.5 million for illegally sharing music online doesn't plan to ...

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