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Future of Music Summit

Posted by michael on from the retina-scans-required-to-turn-on-car-radio dept.

DotcomScoop writes: "We were provided with a copy of the letter sent by Congressman Rick Boucher to RIAA head Hilary Rosen and IFPI head Jay Berman questioning the legality of copy-protecting CDs. 'I am particularly concerned that some of these technologies may prevent or inhibit consumer home recording using recorders and media covered by the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 (AHRA),' Boucher writes. We've summarized the letter in a story and CNET also has coverage. Monday is the kick-off of the two-day Future Of Music Policy Summit, which includes keynotes or panels from Boucher, Rosen, Napster CEO Konrad Hilbers, Nirvana's Krist Novoselic, Fugazi's Ian MacKaye and the National Writer Union's Jonathan Tasini, among others." We already posted a story about the Boucher letter, but it can't hurt to mention it again.

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  1. "it can't hurt to mention it again" by Mike+Connell · · Score: 3, Troll

    The motto of a new generation (of /. editors)

    ;-)

    --
    Tales from behind the Lagom Curtain
  2. Let me get this straight... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The worst terrorist attack in recorded history occurred three months ago, and now we're involved in a WAR and you people have the gall to be discussing the fact that Monday is the kick-off of the two-day Future Of Music Policy Summit???? My *god*, people, GET SOME PRIORITIES!

    The bodies of the thousands of innocent civilians who died (and will die) in these unprecedented events could give a good god damn about the fact that Monday is the kick-off of the two-day Future Of Music Policy Summit, your childish Lego models, your nerf toy guns and whining about the lack of a "fun" workplace, your Everquest/Diablo/D&D fixation, the latest Cowboy Bebop rerun, or any of the other ways you are "getting on with your life" (here's a hint: watching Cowboy Bebop in your jammies and eating a bowl of Shreddies is *not* "getting on with your life"). The souls of the victims are watching in horror as you people squander your finite, precious time on this earth playing video games!

    You people disgust me!

  3. The future of (the) music (industry)? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    We're all FUCKED!!!

  4. Re:Worst post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Don't post your crappy perl code here you scrub. Put that shiat on sourceforge with all the other my-crappy-script loser projects.