What is the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) (DEFENDANT)?
The RIAA is a trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry. Its members create, manufacture, and/or distribute approximately 90%of all sound recordings produced and sold in the United States. EFF has sued RIAA on behalf of Felten and the others because RIAA has threatened the scientists with litigation if they publish their research. Because the scientists are afraid to discuss their results publicly without court protection, EFF has asked the court to declare the research may be published at the August USENIX conference. RIAA/SDMI Threat Letter: http://www.eff.org/Legal/Cases/Felten_v_RIAA/20010409_riaa_sdmi_letter.
