Legal Opinion
Recording Industry Ass'n of America v. Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1999No. 98-56727PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
In this case involving the intersection of computer technology, the Internet, and music listening, we must decide whether the Rio portable music player is a digital audio recording device subject to the restrictions of the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992.
I
This appeal arises from the efforts of the Recording Industry Association of America and the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies (collectively, “RIAA”) to enjoin the manufacture and distribution by Diamond Multimedia Systems (“Diamond”) of the Rio portable music player. The Rio is a small device (roughly…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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