The Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA) has filed suit against 18 retail businesses for
selling pirated CDs. The
lawsuit were filed in Texas, Florida and New York, and retailers
involved include gas stations, convenience stores, grocery markets
and small music stores that the RIAA claims were trying to make a quick buck by
selling pirated music in their stores.
 The RIAA began sending legal notices to many of these
outlets in December. While many of the retailers found to be trafficking
pirated CDs agreed to terms, 18 did not.
"We appreciate that these are tough economic times for many small
businesses, but selling pirated music on the side cannot be the answer,"
RIAA president Cary Sherman said. "We made every effort to reach out to
these businesses in an attempt to resolve these claims only to be greeted
by complete silence. The utter unresponsiveness of these retailers left us
with no choice but to file these lawsuits."
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Source: Yahoo.com
