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Congress To Address Digital Music
camusflage writes: "MSNBC has an article that says Representatives Rick Boucher and Chris Cannon are set to introduce legislation that will attempt to control how copyright law treats digital music, and how royalties for it are paid. Among the things the legislation is said to address is what constitutes archival and incidental copying, in-store samples, and 'extending the mechanical compulsory license to Internet file-swapping.' The article goes on to say that the RIAA previously indicated openness to the licensing, while publishers and songwriters oppose it." See also ZDNet or Reuters (this link is the best summary of the bill). And if you've got the stomach to wade through copyright law, read the bill itself. Keep in mind that introducing a bill is a long long way from making any changes in the law, and even this bill doesn't necessarily solve all of the current problems with copyright law.
is a bunch of fascist cocksuckers
Once again, a bunch of people wasting their company's time posting to slashdot all day and downloading mp3s thinks there's something wrong with copyright laws. How unusual.
Robbie Williams
Congress better address the ABUSE of digital trademark !
One example of the abuse of DIGITAL TRADEMARK is how the Linux trademark been abused, with example at www.linuxmalaysia.org
Go to that place and see for yourself how "Linux" has been used to sell CHOCOLATE !
This is just the beginning, folks. There'll be others using "Linux" as the bait to do whatever they want to do, and I won't be surprised if someone come out with "Linuxsex.net" or "Linux-dildo.com".
Please help stop the abuse of Linux trademark. Please help tell others about the abuse.
Thank you !
If you want free music w/o the worry of copyrights move to Tailand / Singapore.
Suite Pee.