tom permutt wrote: > I do hope some of the important "practical and legal limits" can be > overcome in time. We like it to sound good and look good, but, as you > suggest, we all really want choices in music.
Back when my company was trying to stream our 40,000 CDs (which had every pop/country/r-b/hiphop/house/.... cd that anyone would want) the RIAA ran us out of business over their legal limits. They may have changed a little over the years, but the rules are convoluted and written for one and only one reason: to maintain the major label/RIAA business model that they have used for 50+ years. The RIAA wrote the DMCA, the US Congress just rubber stamped it. The law is clear that radio stations are legal as long as the proper fees are paid. The key about radio stations is that the station operator, not the listener, controls the music selection. Even if they have learned a little over the years, the field is a minefield. The RIAA reflects its owners, which are the four (or it is five this month) major record labels. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
