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Record Industry Wants Royalties for Used CD Sales

Posted by michael on from the mo-money dept.

cuberat writes "In a continuing effort to maintain their image as evil incarnate, record companies are considering charging used CD retailers a royalty for every CD they resell. The story is in today's San Diego Union-Tribune here. When are these guys going to get a clue?"

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  1. Could be a sign of desperation... by michaelmalak · · Score: 3, Informative

    because there's no good music being released anymore.

  2. Re:Just say NO by rubinson · · Score: 3, Informative

    Do used book sales generate for authors ? Does Ford get money when I sell my car as used ??

    Shhh! Don't give them any ideas! Before you know it, publishers might start going after libraries. Oh, too late...

  3. Re:Just say NO by meta-monkey · · Score: 3, Informative

    Actually, there's not that much involved in scanning a book. All you have to do is rip out the binding, put the pages in a automatic document feeder (ADF) hooked up to a scanner with OCR software, and you're off to the races. There will be mistakes, of course, but I've gotten a lot of pirate eBooks off the net to read on my PDA, and the quality has been surprisingly good. Given that legit distributors want $10 for an eBook, I'm willing to put up with a couple 'bad's instead of 'had's.

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  4. Plagiarism and Bad Writing by nathanm · · Score: 5, Informative

    First, as an AC posted below, this post was lifted in its entirety from kuro5hin.

    Second, Jefferson had nothing to do with writing the US Constitution.

  5. Re:I think you're wrong by prisoner-of-enigma · · Score: 3, Informative

    Ah, but there IS fine print on the CD, my friend. It's a COPYRIGHT SYMBOL! Yessiree, mister, that means you're subject to copyright laws when you purchase the product. A quick trip to any legal library or lawyer's office will point out that you are INCORRECT here. Sorry, it was a good try, but you're wrong.

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  6. Re:Double billing? by Sanity · · Score: 3, Informative
    Although it is technically in violation of copyright laws, you are allowed to make a copy of the intellectual property as long as you only use said copy in place of the original
    Er, you don't know what you are talking about. Making copies for personal use is not a violation of copyright law because it is fair use. This isn't just something "allowed" by the courts, it is a fundamental part of copyright law.