GristyMcFisty used our news submit to tell us that the Korean Association of Phonogram Producers (The Korean RIAA) is going to sue LG telecom for distributing MP3 capable mobile handsets. LG telecom has sold over 80,000 of the mp3 enabled hansets in just two months, a deal had been reachined in April with LG to make sure the capabilities of the phones were limited, meaning Mp3s self destructed 72 hours after being downloaded. This limit has not been enough for the Korean Record industry so now they are filing an injunction against LG as well as promising to boycot the telecom operator.
| Korea"s version of the RIAA - the Korean Association of But that"s not enough for the Korean record industry, reports the Korean Herald. The producers" association has now promised to file an injunction against LG and vowed to boycott the carrier. The dispute being closely watched by operators in countries outside Korea, where high speed mobile bandwidth lags. |
The full story can be read over at The Register. Well what next sue mp3 manufacturers or pc manufactures for media players that can play the MP3 format. This is another ridiculous case to show how greedy companies like the RIAA really are.
Source: The Register
