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They tried to get it dismissed which means they are still in litigation and have to prove themselves not guilty.
This is a civil trial. Not a criminal trial where someone can be "guilty" or "not guilty".
From a logical standpoint, however, at this point the recording capability just doesn't appear to be worth it. The RIAA seems to value it higher than the satellite radio buying public. The Stiletto, sold by Sirius, has virtually neutered recording capability compared to the Inno, to satisfy RIAA. I see no evidence that it matters, and frankly, most people don't know the difference.
Perhaps they'll decide to fight it for some reason, and if so, fine. But it seems to me that given the clear propensity of Congress toward legislating these devices out of existence this year anyway, why bother? XM fought them and lost, at least this round, and there is little reason to think anything can be gained by going forward.
As someone pointed out in another thread, RIAA is now calling the shots with respect to this matter. I suspect XM will have to do precisely what SIRI did, rendering the Inno only marginally more useful than the Stiletto (only because of the better portable reception of the Inno). |
