Rio case oks carnival of music copying; 9th Circuit held that the Rio is not a 'digital audio recording device' and thus does not violate the Audio Home Recording Act

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The article discusses the 1999 9th Circuit ruling RIAA v. Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc., which ruled that Diamond Multimedia's Rio was not a "digital audio recording device" as defined by the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 and thus did not violate that act. This ruling is the latest step toward breaking up the music distribution monopoly held by large recording companies.

United States, Cases, Digital audio tape players and recorders, DAT recorders, RIO Designer for Windows (Image processing software)

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The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

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Congress made it more difficult for itself to promulgate regulations without funding them under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995. The Act also stipulates that federal agencies must discern the effects of their regulations on local and state governments and on private businesses. The agencies, however, will carry the load in making this Act a successful.

Management, Administrative agencies, Government agencies, Unfunded mandates

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Foreign entities whose Web sites violate U.S. laws relating to drug advertising, securities offerings or obscenity may subject American affiliates to prosecution

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American affiliates of foreign companies could be prosecuted in US courts if the foreign-based Web sites break domestic US law. This could occur in areas such as obscenity law, securities offerings or drug advertising. These laws could be given an exterritorial application.

Analysis, World Wide Web, Exterritoriality, Extraterritoriality, international

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