Small Webcasters get Powerful New Ally

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Small Webcasters get Powerful New Ally

Posted by Hemos on Monday October 21, 2002 @05:39AM 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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Double WOW by Christopher_G_Lewis · 2002-10-21 05:45 · Score: 5, Funny

Jesse Helms? I never would have thought that he was 800lbs...

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hmm. wonder what mchawking would say about this... by asscroft · 2002-10-21 05:49 · Score: 5, Funny

After all, he specializes in MP3s, and his songs are streamed from his site and mp3.com, but then again, one of his song is called "Why won't Jesse Helms just hury up and die"

I guess we now know why, he's meant to save the webcasters.

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"Dammit, how'd we miss this guy?" by Dr.Seuss · 2002-10-21 05:51 · Score: 5, Funny

Well, you can bet the RIAA won't make the mistake of overlooking his campaign funding again! ;)
Support the artists! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-21 05:51 · Score: 5, Funny

Beethoven and Mozart will compose more symphonies if they can put bread on their table.
Re:WCPE may be great, but that's not why he did it by utahjazz · 2002-10-21 05:55 · Score: 5, Funny

Damin that Helms! I've released 3 albums of really killer sermons, and I haven't gotten a dime from these stations yet.
Re:Wow by foistboinder · 2002-10-21 05:56 · Score: 5, Funny

Jesse Helms? I never would have thought a High Ranking Republican would get involved like this- and on the side of the smaller guy.
Sometimes, even a blind squirrel finds a nut.

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What a genuinely interesting dilemma. by Quarex · 2002-10-21 05:57 · Score: 5, Funny

I thought surely my stance of thinking both the RIAA and the Religious Right were both wrong about everything would never be problematic.

But, no! Now, I might owe my ability to listen to all my favorite death metal, synth-pop, and hard house/trance webcasts to a group of people who generally only support things I vehemently oppose.

So. . . confused. . . cannot pick. . . side. . .
It's a misprint by JohnTheFisherman · 2002-10-21 05:58 · Score: 5, Funny

He's an 800 year old gorilla.

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