Volume I

Issue : 5: September 4, 2003

• U.S. Court of Appeals (9th Cir.) Asserts Jurisdiction over Online Retailer
• Court Limits Extraterritoriality of the U.S. Copyright Act
• Amazon.com Launches Lawsuits in U.S. and Canada to Stop Spoofing
• Property and Trade Secret Rights Outrank Free Speech Rights in DVD Copying Code Case
• Parties To Litigation Do Not Hold Copyrights Over Examination for Discovery Transcripts
• U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Statutory Damages for Domain Registered Prior to the Enactment of ACPA
• Major U.S. ISP EarthLink Sues John Doe Spammers in B .C. and Alabama
• Defence of Misuse Extended to Suppression of Criticism in Copyright
• Online Broadcasters Sue Recording Industry (RIAA)
• Sixth Circuit Court Strikes Down Michigan Wine Law as Unconstitutional
• Saskatchewan Court of Appeal Upholds Criminal Conviction For Online Marketing Scheme
• U.S. First - North Dakota Prosecutes a Man for Gambling on the Internet
• U.S. Appeals Court (9th Cir.) Rules Massively Overbroad Subpoena For E-Mails Led to Privacy Violation

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Online Broadcasters Sue Recording Industry (RIAA)

Webcaster Alliance, a U.S.-based alliance of online music broadcasters, filed a federal lawsuit on August 27, 2003, against the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The broadcasters claim that major record labels "have unlawfully inflated webcasting royalty rates to keep independent contractors out of the market".

The suit alleges that the various negotiations that set the royalty rates for broadcasting songs over the Internet violated U.S. federal antitrust laws. The plaintiffs are seeking an injunction and the elimination of the per performance royalties.

For further details, visit:

http://makeashorterlink.com/

http://www.webcasteralliance.com