Sirius Satellite Radio Settles Recordable Radio Dispute with Universal Music

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 20, 2006 - 7:59am.

New York - Sirius Satellite Radio, a provider of subscription radio programming with 4 million subscribers, has settled a dispute with major record label Universal Music Group over a Sirius radio receiver that can record 50 hours of music played on the service, the Los Angeles Times reported. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) even petitioned Congress on the matter, saying that such digital radio recorders hurt record sales. Sources told the Times that Sirius agreed to limit the number of Sirius S50 radios it manufactures, and will also pay Universal Music an undisclosed sum. The agreement could lead to similar resolutions of disputes over satellite radio receivers with recording capabilities that exist between Sirius -- as well as rival XM Satellite Radio -- and other record labels.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-sirius18mar18,1,246045.story
http://www.sirius.com/gs/s50