XM lawsuit.The Recording Industry Association of America filed a lawsuit last week against XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., alleging that XM's Inno device infringes copyright by functioning as a download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. service. The suit, filed in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , alleges "massive wholesale infringement," and seeks $150,000 in damages for every song copied by XM customers using the Inno devices, which went on sale earlier this month. XM maintains that the $400 Innos, manufactured by Pioneer, are legal devices that allow consumers to listen to and record radio just as the law has allowed for decades. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America, Washington, DC, www.riaa.com) A membership association of music recording companies. Its goal is to promote the record label industry and protect the rights of copyright owners. It was a major contributor to the SDMI digital distribution system. is trying to collect music distribution licenses similar to those that cover online downloads and XM rival Sirius Satellite Radio
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