The non-story about the RIAA seeking $72 trillion from LimeWire (It did not).

Source: ComputerWorld

There have been several breathless news stories this week, including a few in some pretty respectable media outlets, about the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) seeking a mind-boggling $72 trillion (that's not a typo) in damages ...
Full article at: ComputerWorld  More like this  11 hours ago, 4:44pm CDT

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Remains of the Day: LimeWire's $72 Trillion Fine [For What It's Worth]

Source: Lifehacker

LimeWire Sued For More Money Than Exists In The World: The RIAA still has it out for LimeWire despite the fact that it was shut down in October 2010. The RIAA stated to a court that it has identified over 11,000 American s ...
Full article at: Lifehacker  More like this  13 hours ago, 2:31pm CDT

RIAA Sues LimeWire For Trillions, Judge Finds Claim 'Absurd'

Source: RedOrbit

More than 18 months after a federal judge ordered LimeWire to disable its filesharing service, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has reportedly filed an astounding $72 trillion lawsuit against the now ...
Full article at: RedOrbit  More like this  19 hours ago, 9:09am CDT

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Limewire sued for more money than exists in the world

Source: Hacker News

I buy CDs. I like the sound quality, the artwork/booklet and the physical object in my hands. It's not for everyone, but people should pay something for the music they listen to. If you're sitting at a computer, listening through YouTube ...
Full article at: Hacker News  More like this  23 hours ago, 4:33am CDT

Good Morning! McCartney, Spotify, Limewire, Journo-beef, M.I.A., Facebook, Pandora, Dhingana, Tape.tv...

Source: Digital Music News

No hard feelings? Paul McCartney is now tip-toeing back onto Spotify, with tracks mastered for streaming. The 'first official album release' is RAM; others will probably trickle in over time. A corrective backlash has emerged fol ...
Full article at: Digital Music News  More like this  1 day ago, 2:17am CDT

RIAA Wants $72 Trillion in Damages From LimeWire

Source: Buzzpatrol

The bitter court dispute between the now defunct file-sharing site LimeWire and the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) took another dramatic turn today, when the RIAA tried claiming that the amount they are owed due to copyright infring ...
Full article at: Buzzpatrol  More like this  1 day ago, 9:10pm CDT

No, The RIAA Is Not Asking For $72 Trillion From Limewire (Bad Reporters, Bad)

Source: Techdirt

"Plaintiffs are suggesting an award that is more money than the entire music recording industry has made since Edison's invention of the phonograph in 1877," Wood wrote, citing a Lime Group court filing referring to the inventor Thomas Edison. She called ...
Full article at: Techdirt  More like this  1 day ago, 6:33pm CDT

Music: Newswire: Updated: RIAA never really claimed Limewire owed it $72 trillion—that's "trillion" with a "T"

Source: The A.V. Club

The legal case between LimeWire and the RIAA has been going on for some time now, but it wasn't until recently that the RIAA really put a figure on the amount of damages they think they're owed by the now-de ...
Full article at: The A.V. Club  More like this  1 day ago, 5:16pm CDT

Music News for Today for May 24, 2012 feat. Willow Smith as Annie, Victoria Island's Ska Festival Lineup Announcement, & the RIAA Being Greedy

Source: The Stranger

He Never Wanted to Stop: Beastie Boys apparently got in the studio together in late 2011 to record a few tracks. The time spent in the studio was always sensitive due to how Adam was feeling at the time. 200 ...
Full article at: The Stranger  More like this  1 day ago, 4:02pm CDT