RIAA v. Diamond
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In Recording Indus. Ass’n of Am. v. Diamond Multimedia Sys., Inc., 180 F.3d 1072, 51 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1115 (9th Cir. 1999), the Ninth Circuit applied the Audio Home Recording Act
to the Rio digital audio player
, concluding that the Rio was not a digital audio recording device under that statute.
The ruling also affirmed that Space shifting
the digital files from a PC's hard disk to the Rio falls under personal use. The ruling reads "Such copying is paradigmatic noncommercial personal use entirely consistent with the purposes of the Act." ( 17 U.S.C. § 1008).
Audio Home Recording Act
The Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 amended the United States copyright law by adding Chapter 10, "Digital Audio Recording Devices and Media"...
to the Rio digital audio player
Rio (digital audio players)
Rio was the brand name of a line of digital audio players, best known for producing the "Diamond Rio" model that was the impetus for a lawsuit in 1998 by the Recording Industry Association of America...
, concluding that the Rio was not a digital audio recording device under that statute.
The ruling also affirmed that Space shifting
Space shifting
Space shifting , also known as place shifting , allows media, such as music or films, which is stored on one device to be accessed from another place through another device. Space shifting is frequently done through computer networks, for example by viewing a television broadcast from a WiFi...
the digital files from a PC's hard disk to the Rio falls under personal use. The ruling reads "Such copying is paradigmatic noncommercial personal use entirely consistent with the purposes of the Act." ( 17 U.S.C. § 1008).