original 32 MB unit would often peel and flake off with use. The control disc would commonly fall off. Legal disputes On October 8, 1998, the Recording Industry Association of America, filed suit and asked for a temporary restraining order to prevent the sale of the Rio player in the Central District Court of California, claiming the player violated the 1992 Audio Home Recording Act. See RIAA v. Diamond Multimedia. Judge Andrea Collins issued the temporary order on October 16, but required the RIAA to post a $500,000 bond that would be used to compensate Diamond for damages incurred in the delay if Diamond eventually prevailed in court. Diamond then announced that it would temporarily delay shipment of the Rio. On October 26, Judge Collins denied the RIAA's application. On appeal, the Ninth Circuit held that the Rio's space shifting was fair use and not a copyright infringement. After the lawsuit ended, Diamond sold 200,000 players. Software support Diamond no longer provides support for the Rio, and the last version of Microsoft Windows to work with Diamond's Rio software was Windows 98. Independently produced freeware programs such as "Dreaming of Brazil" or "RIOsitude" can still be used to upload audio files to the player. Similarly, limited Linux command-line based support for the Rio is provided by the "rioutils" package. Rivals Market rivals of the Diamond Rio included the original RCA Lyra and the Creative Nomad. See also Eiger Labs MPMan F10 – the first portable MP3 player References External links A review of Rio PMP300 at The Adrenaline Vault Original Rio PMP300 product page, from Archive.org, mentioning two of the first digital music services: Goodnoise and MP3.com Original Rio PMP300 MP3 Music Sampler disc, from Archive.org, containing the selection of songs included with the player Audiovisual introductions in 1998 Digital audio players