Re: [microsound] death of internet radio......fight back!! now

["the.kurtz.quartet" <kurtz@xxxxxxx>]

what is the definition of "internet radio" or "webcasting"?

any site that has streaming audio?

does it really cover copyrighted material that is outside the reach of the
RIAA? like if we release a CDR which *is* copyrighted but not via
BMI/ASCAP??




Den 2002.06.21 22:47, skrev "tobias v" <tobias@xxxxxxxxx>:

> Philip's right. This is bad news as the law is _retroactive_,
> which means that even if stations like betalounge and groovetech
> move offshore, they are still going to owe quite a bit of money.
> To who? To the RIAA, of course. None of this will end up in the
> producer's pockets-- just in the fat of the Great American Middleman.
> And notwithstanding that much of what both stations broadcast is
> with permission of the artists (even more so if you count a
> turntablist as an artist/performer).
> 
> This is a much larger blow to one's general non-commercial freedoms
> on the net than taking a stab at MP3s. I wonder if Canada will follow
> suit; the US has been placing a lot of pressure lately on the CDN
> government in several areas (our social policies, softwood lumber,
> electricity, farm subsidizations, drug policies) and this will probably
> be the next big issue.
> 
> The general result of this law will be: 1. independent radio will move
> offshore; fights will begin in the courts. 2. US will be dominated by
> mainstream radio. mainstream / commercial content providers will put
> pressure on US gov't to shutdown offshore streaming (indeed, a law
> has been passed that extends US jurisdiction in matters of the net
> to the *globe*). 3. either we move one step closer to 1984, or the
> fight is on.
> 
> - tobias