Music industry accused Ford · GM who made car audio with CD ripping function

ByKay Gaensler

American non-profit recording companyAlliance of Artists and Recording Companies(AARC) takes in music to HDD "CD ripping functionCar Audio with Car Audio on CarFordWhenGeneral Motors(GM) complained that it infringes copyright.

AARC Files Federal Class Action Lawsuit | AARC | Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies
http://wp.aarcroyalties.com/2014/07/25/aarc-files-federal-class-action-lawsuit/

Recording Industry Willfully Misreads The Law In Order To Sue Ford & GM For Having Built-in CD Rippers | Techdirt
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140728/17321728038/recording-industry-files-insane-lawsuit-against-ford-gm-having-built-in-cd-rippers.shtml

AARC is a device with a CD ripping function, which was enacted in the United States in 1992 "Audio Home Recording Act (audio home recording method)"We are claiming that they are in violation of the laws of the United States and have filed injunctions and damages against Ford and GM.

ByJOHN LLOYD

Audio It is written in the household recording method that permission to import music of CD to car stereo is limited only for individual use. In 1999, Diamond Multimedia Systems' MP3 player "Rio"We are requesting an injunction from the American Recording Industry Association (RIAA) for selling in violation of copyright, but the court allows music copying for individual use and accepts one sentence of the above audio home recording method It takes a form.

In the case of AARC, "Jukebox" installed in the car of Ford and "Hard Drive Device" installed in the car of the GM are made only for the purpose of recording digital audio, so many He insists that it is in conflict with supplementary matters. Especially, because it does not have continuous copying prevention function and copy prevention function, it states that it is necessary to pay appropriate copyright royalty fee set by audio home recording method. According to law, the "device that copies repeated music" is regulated, and the device of both car manufacturers is "device dedicated to music" which does not have other functions is expected to be a point of judgment in the case.

ByMichael Sheehan

If this action is accepted, Ford and GM will pay damages of 50% of the actual damage to AARC and furthermore damages of 2,500 dollars (about 255,000 yen) per unit based on the number of devices sold It will be. Techdirt says, "If Ford and GM have to pay damages if this claim is" magically "approved, then remove the CD ripping device and stream it like Pandora or Spotify We will only install devices that go through. "