Reuters reports that Napster and the RIAA are back in court again. This lawsuit is about how Napster should stop sharing copyrighted files. Of course Napster can never guarantee for 100% that these won't be shared.
When this lawsuit is over it should be clear if Napster should block files by filename or by artist and title. I guess if they block it this way it's pretty easy to rename things ?
To comply the injunction, Napster contends it needs file names. But instead of providing file names, the recording industry has simply furnished song titles and names of artists. |
"The RIAA has contended it should not have to supply Napster with specific file names," said Matt Oppenheim, senior vice president of legal affairs for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The recording industry has also said that if Napster is aware that a copyright is being violated, it should not have to wait for industry notification to remove the song.
Napster, for its part, says in a ruling of this nature, digital music services should be required to remove content when requested via a filename notice. If filename notices are not required, then the types of content available on the system change radically, eliminating a great deal of content that does not need to be removed.
Source: Reuters
