Legal Opinion
Alliance of Artists & Recording Companies v. General Motors Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 19, 2016No. Civil Action No. 14-cv-1271 (KBJ)PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, United States District Judge
The Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 (“AHRA”), 17 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., re*9quires manufacturers, importers, and dis-tributers of “digital audio recording devices” (“DARDs”) to incorporate certain copying control technology into their devices and pay a set royalty amount for each device. The AHRA is part of federal copyright law, and a non-profit organization called the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies (“AARC”) assists the U.S. Copyright Office in enforcing the AHRA’s provisions by, among other things, collecting…
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3Cited by25 opinions
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