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Re: [News] MAFIAA Cracks Down on Music Being Played in Public

  • Subject: Re: [News] MAFIAA Cracks Down on Music Being Played in Public
  • From: wispygalaxy <wispygalaxy@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:38:16 -0400
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Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> Recording Industry: Radio Is Piracy, But Not Playing Our Music Is A
> Federal Offense
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | It appears that the big record labels and their lobbyists aren't content
> | with just suing and shaking down students across the country -- now they
> | want to threaten them for taking a political stand as well. Earlier this
> | week, musicFIRST, the big time lobbying group put together by the RIAA
> | to push for the highly questionable.
> `----
> 
> http://techdirt.com/articles/20090616/1527385253.shtml

I can't believe this...  Radio stations have every right not to play songs. 
Why are the labels deciding for them?  If the labels can't get the stations
to play the tunes, tough luck.  Find another station or lower the royalty
rates.

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