Exclusive: Motion to Freeze Limewire Assets Denied…
The RIAA will not be freezing Limewire assets after all, according to a judge’s order.
Exclusive: RIAA’s Mitch Bainwol Making $2 Million Plus Annually…
The RIAA can hardly be categorized as a glowing success story, yet its CEO now earns more than $2 million in annual compensation. According to year-2008 federal tax filings shared over the weekend with Digital Music News, RIAA chief Mitch Bainwol raked an impressive $1.91 million in annual pay, with “other compensation” from the RIAA and “related organizations” offering another [...]
Major Publishers Also Suing LimeWire…
After suffering a major defeat against the RIAA, LimeWire is now battling another suit from major publishers. EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Bug Music, MPL Music Publishing, Peermusic, and the Richmond Organization are all listed as plaintiffs in court documents, a group coordinated by the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA). The suit [...]
RIAA Asks Court to Shutter LimeWire File-Sharing Service
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Friday asked a federal judge for a permanent injunction that would shut down the LimeWire file-sharing service, and a court hearing scheduled for Monday could decide the service’s fate, according to published reports. A federal court last month granted summary judgment in the labels’ copyright infringement lawsuit against LimeWire and its founder, [...]
A Different Sort of Clean-up: Hilary Rosen On BP Damage Control…
Where are they now? Well, ex-RIAA chief Hilary Rosen now has a new gig at BP, specifically running damage control. The details are now spilling on Rosen and a serious team of PR and lobbying pros being tapped by the oil giant. Rosen comes through the Brunswick Group, and others on the force include ex-Bush strategist Alex Castellanos of Purple [...]