Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
Sounds Like a Horror Movie in the Courtroom
On Friday U.S. District Court Justice Nancy Gertner took a page from the Jammie Thomas file-sharing case and reduced the penalty in the Joel Tenenbaum case from $675,00 to $67,500. It appears now that the de facto acceptable damages award is $2,250 per song.
Let us devoutly hope that Tenenbaum’s case doesn’t keep coming back from the dead like Thomas’.
Speaking of which, Ars Technica says the judge slashed the award, as does the Boston Globe (as well as a host of others), while Wired goes for broke and says she gutted it. I’m assuming this is a manifestation of the authors’ unconscious feelings towards the Recording Industry Association of America.
Jammie Thomas File Sharing Case Keeps On Keeping On
This case drags on and on and on. And now, Wired reports, Michael J. Davis of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota wants a settlement rather than yet another trial. I wish him the best of luck with that.
Apple Says ByeBye to Lala
Apple has notified customers of online music streaming site Lala that the service will shut down on May 31. The thinking is that Apple, which bought Lala at the end of last year, will launch its own music streaming service sometime in June.
