XM Settles With Warner Music

[HardOCP News]

Hot on the heals of its settlement with Universal Music, XM Satellite Radio has forged a deal with Warner Music. This new licensing agreement brings the current litigation between the two companies to an end.

The dispute centered on XM's portable "Inno" device, which can store and record music from satellite radio. Major music labels including Vivendi's Universal, Warner Music Group, EMI Group and Sony BMG sued XM in May 2006, saying the Inno infringes copyrights and transforms a passive radio experience into the equivalent of a digital download service such as Apple's iTunes.

 

[RoBo]

Isn't that the same as recording a radio onto a tape?

 

[Kil4Thril]

Isn't that the same as recording a radio onto a tape?

Yes, and the companies hated that also, but it was such a low fidelity experience that they just kinda let it go.

 

[BillyD]

Fuck. You. Warner.
Fuck. You. Universal.