Beware File Sharers!

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has filed a new round of lawsuits against file-sharers, bringing the total number of such lawsuits in the US to over 17,000. Today on Soundcheck, we speak with Brad Hill, a frequent contributor to The Digital Music Weblog, who'll give us an overview of the state of the lawsuits. We'll also be joined by the guitarist Jason Vieaux. He's a leading performer of music for spanish guitar. He's just released a new cd devoted to the music of jazz guitarist Pat Metheny.

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