Top Acts Sign Brief Urging P2P Liability

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In a milestone action, 54 prominent recording artists have signed on to the "friend of the court" amicus brief presented to the Supreme Court on Jan. 24 by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the Recording Artists' Coalition (RAC) and other music groups.

The brief urges the High Court to overturn an opinion by the ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that Grokster, Kazaa, Morpheus, and other unauthorized P2P systems are not liable for contributory copyright infringement.

Among the recording artists who signed on to the brief are the Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Gavin Rossdale, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, the Dixie Chicks, Stevie Nicks, Reba McEntire, Avril Lavigne, Dido, Tom Jones, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, Brian Wilson and members of Barenaked Ladies.

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[DudeAsInCool]

Among the recording artists who signed on to the brief are the Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Gavin Rossdale, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, the Dixie Chicks, Stevie Nicks, Reba McEntire, Avril Lavigne, Dido, Tom Jones, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, Brian Wilson and members of Barenaked Ladies.

I suppose they dont use tape recorders at home either... very hyprocritical

[Redneck4sure]

It breaks my heart that all those people disapprove of me. :(

I am consoled in the knowledge that most of them, if not all of them, voted for Kerry.

[Ken]

Kerry has nothing to do with this.

Now, on to the actual subject.

I vote "this is bullshit".

Anyone agree?

Yay or Nay?

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

Artists currently in the RAC:

Bryan Adams

Christina Aguilera

Gregg Allmann

Beck

Bee Gees

Clint Black

Ruben Blades

Mary J. Blige

Michelle Branch

Kathleen Brennan

Jonatha Brooke

Jackson Browne

Lindsey Buckingham

Jimmy Buffet

Solomon Burke

Cake

Mary Chapin Carpenter

Lester Chambers

Eric Clapton

Chris Cornell

David Crosby

Crosby Stills & Nash

Sheryl Crow

Dave Matthews Band

Neil Diamond

Dixie Chicks

Howie Dorough

(Backstreet Boys)

Fred Durst

John Fogerty

Glenn Frey

Dean Friedman

Peter Gabriel

Godsmack

Estate of Benny Goodman

Robert Goulet

Nanci Griffith

Hanson

Emmylou Harris

Sophie B Hawkins

Don Henley

Estate of Woody Herman

Hootie & the Blowfish

Bruce Hornsby

Janis Ian

Enrique Iglesias

Jimmie's Chicken Shack

Billy Joel

Elton John

Tom Jones

Wynonna Judd

Jurassic 5

Toby Keith

Kenna

Carole King

Denny Laine

Frankie Laine

Linkin Park

Lisa Loeb

Estate of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes

Jeff Lynne

Madonna

Aimee Mann

Tony Martin

matchbox twenty

Brian May

Martina McBride

Reba McEntire

Tim McGraw

John Mellencamp

Joni Mitchell

Sam Moore

Alanis Morrisette

Randy Newman

Nickelback

Stevie Nicks

No Doubt

The Offspring

Ozomatli

Patti Page

Pearl Jam

Michael Penn

Tom Petty

Puddle of Mudd

Bonnie Raitt

REM

Kenny Rogers

Roy Rogers

Linda Ronstadt

Joe Sample

David Sanborn

Boz Scaggs

Timothy B. Schmit

Seal

Estate of Tupac Shakur

Shea Seger

Curt Smith

Social Distortion

Ronnie Spector

Bruce Springsteen

Staind

Static-X

Sting

Stone Temple Pilots

Donna Summer

Matthew Sweet

Steven Tyler

Tom Waits

Joe Walsh

Roger Waters

Dar Williams

Trisha Yearwood

Dwight Yoakam

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