RECORD INDUSTRY UNSETTLED BY INTERNET THREAT.

Record companies have said the Rio, a small device that enables users to access music on the Internet, is a direct threat and they have called for it to be banned. A Californian Court ruled on October 27 that the device could be sold, but the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA members control 90% of the music market), argues that the technology encourages consumers to circumvent copyright by accessing pirate recordings on the Internet.The Association claims in a single day to have...