http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/08/bbc_pact_deal/
"The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has renegotiated its terms with
PACT, a UK trade organisation that represents the commercial interests of
independent feature film, TV, and animation companies. This means that it is
legally able to go ahead with its Peer to Peer based iPlayer service due to be
launched later this year."
http://www.wired.com/news/wireservice/1,71104-0.html
"In a move that is certain to stoke controversy with music promoters, the
founder of the Silicon Valley startup said la la will circumvent traditional
copyright and royalty payment systems to compensate identifiable working
musicians."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5055744.stm
"Tiscali is a European ISP that had a deal with IFPI, the international
wing of
the RIAA, to offer legal, paid for, licensed streaming music to its customers.
IFPI made them remove the feature that allowed paying customers to search for
the music they wanted to hear by artist (!) saying that this was too much
"interactivity.""
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