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- From Russia, With Stupidity: Band Must Pay Fines To Itself
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| Reader Wesha sends in the news that the band Deep Purple has been fined for
| performing its own songs in Russia without first getting a license from the
| Russian Authors' Society (NGO). And it wasn't a small fine either,
| approximately $1,000 per song. Oh, but wait, it gets better. According to one
| news organization, the money will be passed along to the victim, a band
| called... Deep Purple. Yes, that's right.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090710/0340345512.shtml
Swedish Copyright Group Wants $5,000 p/yr Permit for Workplace Music
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| “Perhaps someone has the radio on or is listening to a CD and if so, you need
| to have a permit that allows for music to be played the workplace,” said
| Susanne Bodin, a STIM spokesperson, to the Sweden-based DN newspaper. “A
| workplace isn’t private and therefore you should have a licence for music to
| be played so that the copyright holders get paid.”
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http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86615/swedish-copyright-group-wants-5000-pyr-permit-for-workplace-music/
Why The New Webcasting Rates Are A Death Sentence For Webcasters
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| Meanwhile, small webcasters don't get much of a break either. Live365 is
| pointing out that these rates will basically kill off every webcaster it
| hosts by requiring a $25,000 fee. As the company notes, the guy running the
| Armenian folk music station for $10/month isn't going to pay $25,000 and
| certainly isn't going to make enough revenue to pay up.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090710/0331255511.shtml
Recent:
Richard Marx (!) attacks RIAA after $1.92M Thomas verdict
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| Jammie Thomas-Rasset was held liable to sharing 24 songs, including one by
| pop crooner Richard Marx. But the lawsuit wasn't done in Marx's name—this
| week, he called out the recording industry's "greedy actions."
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/richard-marx-attacks-riaa-after-19m-thomas-verdict.ars
Moby: The RIAA Needs to be Disbanded
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| The two million dollar fine handed out to Jammie Thomas by a Minnesota jury
| this week hasn’t done the music industry’s image much good. While lawyers and
| high level managers at the major labels cracked open the Champagne, artists
| such as Moby and Radiohead shook their heads in shame at what the music world
| has become.
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http://torrentfreak.com/moby-the-riaa-needs-to-be-disbanded-090620/
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