XM Inno lawsuit; but not in Canada

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. recording industry has brought a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against XM Satellite Radio in the States. Numerous reports in the States followed up on the original in Billboard Radio Monitor which said the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) brought the suit in response to XM's Inno device, which is part satellite receiver, part digital recorder. The MP3 recording capabilities steps around copyright and is an unlicensed digital download service, says the recording industry, "Here they go again," said Consumer Electronics Association vice-president of government affairs Michael Petricone. "The record industry is returning to the courts in...