August 28th, 2008

Over the past few years, The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) has been on a mission to stop music piracy. Although the organization has filed tens of thousands of lawsuits against infringers, these legal interventions have done little to quell illegal use of music for websites and distribution of music on P2P networks. The RIAA has therefore added another weapon to its arsenal against copyright infringement, arresting a Los Angeles man this week for posting nine unreleased tracks from an upcoming Guns N' Roses album on his website. This type of copyright infringement is not a new phenomenon: the RIAA has issued thousands of cease-and-desist letters to individuals who have uploaded music prior to its commercial release. However, this marks only the second time that the RIAA has pursued criminal charges against individuals using unreleased music for websites (the first occurred in 2006 when two men uploaded unreleased tracks from Bryan Adams). The penalties for copyright infringement cases involving illegal use of music for websites can be stiff: the arrested suspect in this case could face 3 to 5 years in prison. Although most people know that it is unlawful to upload previously unreleased music, many people are unaware that a federal law established in 2005 made it illegal to upload ANY copyrighted work to the Internet without obtaining permission from the copyright owner. The rationale behind this law is simple: the Internet not only provides a vehicle for distributing music but also creates a public performance space. This is precisely why performing rights organizations such as ASCAP and BMI issue licenses for music for websites used in webcasts, jukeboxes, custom radio, downloads, and more.

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