iMedia Law Blog » Cease & Desist http://daledietrich.com/imedia on DaleDietrich.com Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:43:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 RIAA Sends Cease and Desist Letters to Youtube/Google Video Users http://daledietrich.com/imedia/riaa-sends-cease-and-desist-letters-to-youtubegoogle-video-users/ http://daledietrich.com/imedia/riaa-sends-cease-and-desist-letters-to-youtubegoogle-video-users/#comments Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:07:04 +0000 Dale Dietrich http://daledietrich.com/imedia/2006/06/15/riaa-sends-cease-and-desist-letters-to-youtubegoogle-video-users/ Post a few seconds of you or your friends dancing to an RIAA-member song on YouTube or Google Video? Expect a cease and desist letter from the RIAA.

Sources: ars technica | techdirt

Dale's Comment: I wonder how the RIAA is going to justify how a video of my sister contorting to the Chicken Dance is going to hurt their members' bottom lines.

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Sources: Wired | Red Herring | The Register | MacWorld | EFF’s Dec 13 Letter to Warner | PearLyrics Website

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Sources: DRM Watch | CNet | Billboard

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