Perspective
Jan. 20, 2012
License or sale? Another digital disaster for the recording industry
A 9th Circuit ruling may land yet another costly body blow to an industry already sufferming from the digital revolution in music. By Richard E. Posell of JAMS
On Sept. 3, 2011, the 9th U.S. Circuit reversed a judgment for UMG Recordings Inc. and its two labels, Aftermath Records and Interscope Records, against rapper Eminem's production entity, F.B.T Productions LLC. Eminem claimed that UMG's distribution of digital copies of his recordings to third parties, such as Apple's iTunes or others for the purpose of selling permanent downloads, ringtones or streaming licenses to consumers was ...
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