XM will not concede to the RIAA quietly
DailyTech earlier reported that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is planning to sue XM radio over the use of the Pioneer Inno XM2go portable XM player. Users with the device from Pioneer are able to save music files that XM broadcasts onto the player -- the RIAA claims that the device infringes on copyright laws, and the organization should get higher music licensing fees.
XM recently published a letter to its users claiming "They [The RIAA] don't get it. These devices are clearly legal. Consumers have
enjoyed the right to tape off the air for their personal use for
decades, from reel-to-reel and the cassette to the VCR and TiVo."
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has also spoken out against the lawsuit by the RIAA. Michael Petricone, Vice President of Government Affairs for the CEA took time to protect the rights of XM allowing users to have a device like the Pioneer Inno.
"If you can find a PS3 anywhere in North America that's been on shelves for more than five minutes, I'll give you 1,200 bucks for it." -- SCEA President Jack Tretton
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