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Webcasting and the DMCA

Posted by michael on from the hot-and-cold-running-music dept.

nknouf writes: "A recent article on Salon talks about how college radio stations that webcast could face fee increases from $623/year to $10,000 to $20,000 per year. What's more interesting is information that Congress is considering a bill called the Music On-Line Competition Act, co-sponsored by Rep. Chris Cannon, R-Utah and Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va. The bill aims to "break the hammerlock the recording industry has over music distribution." My favorite quote, from Rep. Cannon: Napster is "one of the coolest inventions of modern times.""

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  1. I can't believe it! by gatesh8r · · Score: 0, Troll

    They got a CLUE!!! omg, excuse me, I gotta wake up now... this can't be happening.

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    Karma whorin' since 1999
  2. "To uphold and protect" indeed by openbsd_guru · · Score: 0, Troll
    It is a mighty testament to the degree with which our representatives consider themselves above the law, when we hear quotes like "Napster is one of the coolest inventions of modern times" from Rep. Cannon. How are ordinary American citizens supposed to have respect for the law when the very legislators who make the laws encourage defiance with a nod and a wink?

    I feel ashamed that I live in the greatest country in the world, and this is the best "democracy" that they could muster. Our Congress should be held up as an example to the rest of the world of how not to run a government.

    -t