Record Industry Stops Blaming Rio

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies (AARC) formally dropped their lawsuit against Diamond Multimedia, the manufacturer of the controversial Rio portable MP3 player.

Last month, a federal appeals court ruled that the Rio is not in violation of anti-piracy laws, which no doubt contributed to the record industry's decision.

"The RIAA is pleased to bring a formal end to this legal process," said RIAA Senior Vice President and General Counsel, in a joint statement with AARC and Diamond Multimedia.

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Song Stories

“Oh Sherrie”

Steve Perry | 1984

Steve Perry's girlfriend Sherrie Swafford was actually in the studio when Perry began writing this song--his lone Top Ten hit as a solo act--with two co-writers. The trio began at midnight one night with just "Oh, Sherrie!" and "hold on, hold on." Three hours later, they had a complete song. Swafford, however, had to wait until the next day to hear it. "Sherrie actually got tired and went to bed," Perry said. She also appeared in the video, but their relationship did not hold on for long.

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