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Sirius XM Passes RIAA Tax On To Consumers
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| Not quite sure how I missed this earlier (update: oops, turns out we didn't
| miss it -- so consider this an encore presentation), but Bret alerts us to
| the news that with the ever increasing royalty rates pushed by the RIAA in
| the form of its "spin-off" Sound Exchange, and codified by the Copyright
| Royalty Board (for whom I still do not understand how anyone can justify its
| existence), that Sirius XM has simply added a $2 RIAA tax to everyone's
| monthly bills to help pay for the new performance royalties. Yup, because the
| RIAA and its members haven't been able to come up with a business model that
| works
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090818/1543205916.shtml
Recent:
ACTA and other monsters discussed behind Council closed doors
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| The Council is discussing measures to curb infringements of progress bars and
| others counterfeited shoes. ACTA and other monsters are discussed behind
| Council closed doors.
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http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-94989/acta-and-other-monsters-discussed-behind-council-closed-doors
Commission rejects Sarkozy's letter to support 3-strikes
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BqU81xNOOzY
Urgent reform of the European Law making process needed?
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| I am following the Telecom Package amendments fiasco, here are some ideas for
| reforming the process of adoption of the laws in Europe, without any need to
| change the treaties.
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http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-91374/urgent-reform-of-the-european-law-making-process-needed
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