Sony Ericsson has released its W980 'walkman' phone, which has a built-in FM transmitter, "which allows you to send whatever's playing on your phone to other devices with a built-in FM radio receiver", according to their press release. According to one review, "The signal strength of the W980 is really good, even outperforming some dedicated FM transmitting devices we have seen."
Now, how legal is that? If I remember, they had to amend the Ofcom regulations in UK to make the iTrip legal over there. "Mana Radio" in Oravakkal (AP) had come to grief over an FM transmitter not much more powerful than the one in the W980 (Vickram would know). And how about copyright / royalty issues involved in sending 'whatever's playing on your phone to other devices', when PPL demands its pound of flesh for in-store music or playing tracks at a public swimming pool or an amateur theatrical production? Moreoever, the W980 is a 'mobile FM transmitter' by any definition of the phrase, and that's strictly prohibited under the CR / FM policy. Sajan YOU CAN SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RADIO FORUM (India) BY JOINING AND TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN ONE OF THESE NETWORKS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-awareness (Awareness building) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-helpdesk (Offering help) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-policy-advocacy (Policy advocacy) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crforum-techoptions (Technical options) _______________________________________________ cr-india mailing list [email protected] https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india
