Oct. 18 Hearing Set on Motions for Summary Judgment in AHRA Case
Judge Ketanji Jackson scheduled an Oct. 18 hearing in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on motions for summary judgment filed by both sides in a legal battle between the recording industry and Ford and General Motors over…
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scope and applicability of 1992's Audio Home Recording Act (AHRA) (see 1411090002). Contrary to arguments from plaintiff the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies, car infotainment systems from the automakers and their suppliers Clarion, Denso and Mitsubishi aren't “digital audio recording devices” under the AHRA, the automakers argued in their April 11 summary-judgment motion (in Pacer). Jackson let the case proceed to the discovery phase.