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Senate Judiciary Committee Approves RIAA Bailout Radio Tax
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| As for the claims that a performance license
| will somehow help musicians, that's bogus as
| well. First, ask the RIAA's SoundExchange
| about all the money it keeps for itself and
| about all the musicians it "can't find."
| Besides, all this will do is harm up-and-
| coming musicians.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20091015/1907526556.shtml
Why Did Pandora Sign Away Its Right To Petition The Copyright Royalty
Board For Lower Rates?
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| It's already quite troubling that Pandora
| appears to be supporting the RIAA bailout tax
| against radios (Pandora's competitors), but
| now we have a better understanding of why,
| thanks to a little birdie who highlighted
| what's going on.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20091014/1221036531.shtml
Business Software Alliance Dirty Tricks Update
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| I'm concerned about how the BSA bullies small
| companies that lose paperwork, or are
| victimized by angry employees who destroy the
| single piece of evidence the BSA considers
| acceptable. What evidence is that? Want to
| guess? If you guess wrong, you pay a fine.
|
| Is the original software packaging enough? Pay | a fine. The Certificate of Authenticity on the
| computer? Pay a fine. The original disks
| holding the software? Pay a fine.
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http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/091014-gaskin.html
Recent:
Anti-File Sharing Propaganda Back To Focusing On That Horrible
Malware You'll Get
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| Then, we have the story of the MPAA apparently
| sending a bunch of anti-piracy comic books to
| New Zealand, home of one of many different
| fights on how to change copyright law. The comic
| book, like the BSA report, involves plenty of
| ridiculous and unsubstantiated claims about how
| file sharing will unleash nasty malware and
| viruses all over your computers -- but drawn in
| nice comic book form. Can we send those kids who
| got the MPAA comic book a copy of the Tales from
| The Public Domain comic books as well? There are
| free digital downloads for anyone who wants to
| hand them out in exchange for the bogus MPAA
| ones....
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20091012/2325406499.shtml
Negotiating Through Lawsuit Continues: EMI Drops Lawsuit, Signs
Deal With Grooveshark
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| We've noticed a troubling trend in how
| legitimate online music services are being
| pressured into deals with the major record
| labels. The labels begin the negotiations on
| licenses... and then sue the company.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20091014/0133296521.shtml
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