RIAA, Diamond Sweep Away Suit

The recording industry makes peace with the MP3 maker, but questions over a new standard raises a new question: Will it last? By Chris Oakes.

The remnants of an early landmark legal battle between the old-guard recording industry and the new vanguard of music distribution were swept under the rug Wednesday, collapsing under the weight of its present-day irrelevance.

Diamond Multimedia and the Recording Industry Association of America said they have resolved the remainder of their disputes stemming from a lawsuit that had labeled Diamond's Rio, a portable Internet music player, a music copying device.


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