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Appeals court: music downloads aren’t public performances

September 28th, 2010 link to (permalink)

A Second Circuit Court of Appeals handed down mixed results for Internet music providers today in a ruling in New York. The appeals panel rejected claims by the royalty group ASCAP that downloads were live performances and said that transfers alone didn't amount to a public airing.

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