Recording Industry Ass'n of America v. Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc.
| Recording Industry Ass'n of America v. Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Full case name | Recording Industry Association of America, et al v. Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. |
| Argued | April 15, 1999 |
| Decided | June 15, 1999 |
| Citations | 180 F.3d 1072 (9th Cir. 1999) 51 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1115 |
| Case history | |
| Prior history | 29 F. Supp. 2d 624 (C.D. Cal. 1998) |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Diarmuid O'Scannlain, A. Wallace Tashima, Edward C. Reed, Jr. (D. Nev.) |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | O'Scannlain, joined by Tashima, Reed |
| Laws applied | |
| Audio Home Recording Act | |
Recording Indus. Ass’n of Am. v. Diamond Multimedia Sys., Inc., 180 F.3d 1072, 51 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1115 (9th Cir. 1999) was a case decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1999. The court applied the Audio Home Recording Act to the Rio digital audio player manufactured by Diamond Multimedia, concluding that the Rio was not a "digital audio recording device" under that statute.