The combinationoftheInternetanddigitalmusicchallenges the presentcopyrightinstitution, andpeopleare declined tolook for the protection from the traditionallawindigitalcircumstance.
Similar briefs filed by several other coalitions expressed concern that the ruling could limit users' rights to enjoy music and media and could impose copyright policing responsibilities on Internet service providers.
These groups and others, like the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), convinced Congress that copyright interests trumped innovation on the Internet, leading to the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House and Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate.
Ron Wyden, D-Ore. introduced the Internet Radio Fairness Act to end provisions in the Copyright Act that favor incumbents over new entrants offering online music.