Gservo
20th June 2002, 02:33 PM
Those ridiculous copy-protected audio CDs have predictably run into some legal trouble, thanks to a class-action lawsuit aimed at the five major record companies supporting the controversial technology. Lawyers representing California consumers are suing Universal Music Group, BMG Entertainment, EMI Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Brothers Music for preventing consumers from practicing their fair-use music copying rights. Cary Sherman, senior executive vice president and general counsel of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), called the lawsuit "frivolous," stating that "music creators have the right to protect their property from theft, just like owners of any other property." We agree, Cary, but music "creators" aren't the ones using the technology; the greedy recording companies are. And guess what, Cary? The recording companies are going to lose. Viva la revolution!