On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 09:35:15AM -0400, Russell Hires wrote:
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> If you haven't heard of it, it is basically how an artist/record company gets
> paid for songs that are played for free over the radio waves (that is, it's
> free to the listener, but not the radio station). This was an issue in the
> 1930's when radio was new, and record sales were threatened by this new
> technology.
>
> Fast forward to the Internet Age. Something similar might just occur for us
> internet users in relation to music, but I can also see it happening for
> other "content", such as proprietary software that is regularly pirated...of
Beware-- content providers (led by RIAA and MPAA) want _all_ content of
any kind controlled and metered so they can get their cut. This is why
we have things like DMCA. And cases like Skylarov are proving they'll
get exactly what they want. EU is also considering DMCA type laws.
Paul
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