Napster vs. RIAA
This case is an ongoing controversy on the Web. Napster is a company that allows people to find music by connecting them to the computers of millions of other users. It is the easiet way to find the MP3s they want, whenever they want, and share them with others. With all the people who support Napster, there are just as many that want to see it shut down. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is suing Napster for copyright infringement. RIAA found that 87 percent of the songs transferred through Napster are copyrighted. Musicians such as Dr. Dre and Metallica also sued Napster and now anyone who tries downloading their music will be banned. Napster has been banned on campus servers at 40 percent of the nation's colleges and universities. Copyrighted material being transferred through Napster has also upset several labels. Major labels, such as Warner Music Group, BMG Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Sony Music have sued Napster. They already won one partial victory in the suit, when federal Judge Marilyn Hall Patel rejected Napster's first attempt to have the case dismissed. Now companies in the industry wants more! They were asking the judge for a preliminary restriction against the company, to stop a huge volume of recorded material from being swapped through Napster while the suit goes to trial. Napster allows its users to trade MP3-format music files over the Web, which violates music industry copyrights and robs artists of royalties for the reproductions, according to the RIAA. Napster says it is protected under the fair use doctrine, similar to the use of videotape recorders. Another argument is that Napster is used to preview music, so the musicians who aren’t heard on the radio and all the music channels have a chance to be heard. Are these points good enough to sway the opinions of the people suing Napster? I’m not supporting either side, I’m simply providing you with some information and you can make your own decision. If you would like to know more about this case the link is below
Source:
Napster Case. E-Business Ethic. Retrieved June 4th, 2011, from http://www.e-businessethics.com/napster.htm
Warner Brother Music Group vs. YouTube
This was a very interesting case that really help me to understand how copyrighting is very important in this industry. In this case Warner Brother has told YouTube that they do not want any of there music on this website. Warner Brothers stated, that their artist were losing money because videos that are on this site, are being played and they are not getting money for them. With that issue at hand YouTube was ask to take down all videos that were connect with their label! Now Warner Brothers have several different subsidiary labels under them like, Atlantic Records, Bad Boy Records, Elektra Records and much more. Also under these labels are several artists and with this being a large company, it would take years to take down every video that was posted on YouTube. Overall this case was a result of a breakdown in negotiations between Google and the music label over a licensing deal. Warner Brothers and YouTube were trying to negotiate the renewing of the licensing but there was no common ground. I feel personally that both parties could have worked this out especially since Warner Brothers is the 3rd largest label and YouTube is the most known company for videos. If you would like to know more about this case please click on the link below.
Source:
Warner Brothers Pulls All Videos from YouTube. Cnet News. Retrieved June 4th, 2011, from http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10127666-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
Eight-Mile Style LLC. Vs Audi
I really enjoyed reviewing this case and it had some good information about using music that was not authorized. According to billboard.biz, artist Eminem and his publishing company Eight Mile Style LLC, is suing Audi for there commercial for the new 2012 Audi A6 Avant. It was stated that they used his song “Lose Yourself’ as the background music. So lets check out the commercial bellow!
According to Eminem publishing company they already allowed Chrysler to use the song “Lose Yourself” for the Imported from Detroit campaign during the super bowl. As of now the issue is that there were some copyrighting violations and also Chrysler is upset that there personal idea and branding for their commercial was stolen by Audi. Eight Mile Style filed a law suite in court in Germany for the use of the music. As of now they are not sure what actions Chrysler will take with Audi. The commercial however has not been aired in America yet. The plan is to file a cease-and-desist order to stop the commercial from being aired or supplying payment for use of material. I have also attached the video, Imported from Detroit campaign through Chrysler. I honestly believe that there was some type of copyrighting infringement going on with this case and that Eminem’s publishing company and Chrysler will have a good case. If you would like to know more about this case you can click below.
Source:
O’Leary, N. (June 03, 2011). Eminem’s Publishing Files Lawsuit Against Audi’s Chrysler like Ad. Billboard.biz. Retrieved June 4th, 2011, from http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/legal-and-management/eminem-s-publisher-files-lawsuit-against-1005215172.story
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