On Fri, Sep 24, 1999 at 11:50:29AM +1000, Roger Buck wrote:
> ... so, if the Obs user interface can be made restricted - only
> available to a system administrator (for purpose of creating playlists)
> - then surely it would be no more interactive than shoutcast, icecast,
> or any of the other popular unicast servers?
Yes, absolutely. Obviously, the issue isn't that Obs itself causes
the problem; it's how it's used. If you're running Obs in your own
home with music you own the rights to, there is no issue. Similarly,
if YOU (the owner of the service) are the only one who can program
(and you get, in the US, the required ASCAP/BMI licenses, 'natch), I
believe you're OK. Again, I'm not a lawyer, though. And it hardly
matters, anyhow, since you're not in the US. :)
However, I thought you were requesting an Obs you could "play with;"
if we set something like that up for general access, it would be an
interactive service, and we'd have to pay for it.
Brett
