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ALLIANCE OF ARTISTS AND RECORDING COMPANIES, INC. v. GENERAL MOTORS LLC et al

  1. January 18, 2018

    GM Says Car Entertainment Systems Not Recording Devices

    General Motors told a D.C. federal court Wednesday that its in-vehicle entertainment systems don't qualify as digital recording devices that would require it to pay royalties for songs copied onto the systems' hard drives, with the Alliance of Artists and Recording Cos. responding that "the facts on the record" say otherwise.

  2. October 24, 2017

    Music Group's Copyright Suit Against Ford, GM On The Rocks

    A copyright lawsuit from a music industry group against General Motors LLC, Ford Motor Corp. and others over in-car entertainment systems appeared to be in trouble Tuesday after a D.C. federal judge hammered away at the group's contention that the systems qualify as digital recording devices under the law.

  3. February 22, 2016

    Ford, GM Can't Ditch Suit Over Music Royalties

    A District of Columbia federal judge refused Friday to toss a music industry group's suit against General Motors and Ford over allegedly unpaid music royalties, saying the group has sufficiently alleged that the multipurpose navigation devices at the heart of the dispute are covered by a federal law that bars music-copying.

  4. May 05, 2015

    GM, Ford Tell Judge To Nix Suit Over Music-Nav Systems

    General Motors LLC and Ford Motor Corp. urged a Washington, D.C., federal judge Tuesday to jettison a suit for device royalties brought by a music industry group, saying their in-car entertainment and navigation systems don't meet the "obsolete" definition of a recording device.

  5. March 12, 2015

    Mitsubishi Says Row Over Music-Nav Systems Should Fizzle

    Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America Inc. joined the chorus of car and device makers seeking to kick the Alliance of Artists and Recording Cos. Inc.'s suit for music royalties, arguing Thursday that Mitsubishi's entertainment systems were not covered by a federal law that bars music-copying.

  6. March 09, 2015

    GM Supplier Of Music-Nav Systems Wants Royalty Row Axed

    A General Motors Co. supplier of music and navigation systems told a D.C. federal judge on Friday that the Alliance of Artists and Recording Cos. Inc.'s suit for music royalties must be thrown out because the systems do not fall under the Audio Home Recording Act.

  7. January 16, 2015

    GM Slams Musician Royalty Class Action

    General Motors Co. on Thursday urged a D.C. federal judge to side with the automaker in a proposed class action filed by the Alliance of Artists and Recording Cos. Inc. over allegedly unpaid music royalties, arguing it doesn't even manufacture or sell devices that fall under the Audio Home Recording Act.

  8. October 14, 2014

    Ford Seeks To Dodge Class Action Over Music Royalties

    Ford Motor Co. and car audio company Clarion Corp. of America urged a D.C. federal court to chuck a proposed class action brought by the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies Inc., arguing that their accused navigation devices fall outside the scope of the Audio Home Recording Act.

  9. July 28, 2014

    GM, Ford Hit With Class Action Over Music Royalties

    General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and two electronics manufacturers were accused of illegally withholding music royalties owed to artists and record labels in a proposed nationwide class action filed Friday in Washington, D.C., federal court by the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies.

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