Saturday, February 23, 2002

Consumer claims victory in CD lawsuit Makers of a recording by country-pop singer Charley Pride have agreed to stop tracking most listener habits and to warn consumers that the CD is not compatible with MP3 and other players, according to attorneys for a woman who sued the companies... ...Attorneys for DeLise said the companies have agreed to stop tracking personally identifiable information of listeners, to purge their files of such information, and to warn consumers that the CD doesn't work in DVD players, MP3 players or CD-ROM players. [Cnet News] ...gee, two good stories in one day...I almost feel giddy...mj 12:11:10 PM

Judge: If You Own Music, Prove It In a stunning turnaround, a district court judge ruled Friday that the five major record labels must prove they own thousands of music copyrights. And prove those copyrights weren't used to monopolize and stifle the distribution of digital music. [Wired] This is fantastic news. It puts the pressure on the Music Industry to show that they are not using Copyright to monopolize emerging markets, It also means that an interpretation if Copyright will need to be made...do the artist or the Labels have control over their work. It's nice to see that the judge woke up...mj 12:30:59 AM

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