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Small Webcasters get Powerful New Ally

Posted by Hemos on from the beat-the-man dept.

An anonymous reader writes "On, Sunday, October 20, 2002, the RIAA's subsidiary, SoundExchange, was set to introduce draconian new fees on small internet webcasters - fees that were designed to drive those webcasters out of business and preserve the RIAA's monopoly on the distribution of music in North America. One of those small webcasters is the Triangle's classical music station, WCPE - quite possibly the finest classical music station in the world. Now it turns out that WCPE has an 800 lb gorilla in their corner, and he's set his sights on the RIAA."

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  1. Re:Since when has Helms done anything FOR the peop by Moridineas · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    How about this link?

    http://www.issues2002.org/Senate/Jesse_Helms.htm #B udget_+_Economy

    Makes me proud to be a North Carolinian. Helms has always been a pro-American fighter, and will take on the UN and China, when no one else will. Again, this makes me proud. I don't know why this slashdot articles seems so surprising. Incidentally, in reference to your 2nd link, I love the way the author so unbiasedly makes Gant out as a great,great man and of course a democrat while Helms is the great satan. I personally am ecstatic that Harvey Gant didn't win. The whole article's portrayal of Helms is just ludicrous and is SO typical of Democrats--if you don't believe as we do (we who are enlightened) then you are stupid. They've said it about Bush, Helms, Newt Gingrich, Ronald Reagan, and many others. Get over yourselves.

  2. Re:Since when has Helms done anything FOR the poop by teamhasnoi · · Score: 2, Flamebait
    Ugh. Makes me glad I'm not a resident. Or a Republican. Or a black lesbian trying to get time off of work to have an abortion after being beaten by white supremacists while wondering how my unmarriable lesbian partner is doing in jail for smoking a joint.

    Different strokes for different folks. I hope Jesse has a good one.

  3. Re:Since when has Helms done anything FOR the poop by Moridineas · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I take it by your message that your referring to that fact that he doesn't agree with extending hate-crimes legislation? Well neither do I! The laws we have now should be MORE than enough. If someone does something illegal they should be punished, regardless of their reasons.

    I'm also against state sponsored gay marriage--if they want to get married in their faith fine, but I don't think the state can or should legislate morality, I'll leave that to the churches.

    Secondly, as long as smoking a joint is a crime, they SHOULD be in jail.

    as for the white supremacist bunk...what?

    thank you