Recording Industry Sues XM Satellite Radio

RECORDING INDUSTRY SUES XM SATELLITE RADIO
[SOURCE: Associated Press]
The recording industry sued XM Satellite Radio yesterday over its new iPod-like device that can store up to 50 hours of music for a monthly fee. The federal lawsuit, filed in Manhattan by the largest record companies, accused XM Satellite of "massive wholesale infringement" because its $400 handheld Inno device could record hours of music and automatically parse recordings by song and artist. The device is sold under the slogan, "Hear it, click it, save it." The lawsuit seeks $150,000 in damages for every song copied by XM Satellite customers using the devices, which went on sale weeks ago. The company said it played 160,000 different songs every month.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/17/technology/17radio.html
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