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European Copyrights Expire; RIAA Nervous

Posted by timothy on from the permanent-ownership dept.

colmore writes "This article in today's New York Times (free reg. req.) discusses the expiration of European copyrights for recordings made in the 1950s. Now "bootleg" labels can legitimately print a lot of still-popular early rock, country, jazz, and classical albums. The good folks at the RIAA are trying to establish stricter customs controls. So does this mean cheap Elvis or a diluted pool of products?"

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  1. - XBOX LINUX - by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    Lindows founder offered Xbox Linux $200,000 prize

    Thursday 02 January 2003, 14:26

    THE ANONYMOUS DONOR who offered two prizes of $100,000 to port Linux onto the Xbox has revealed his identity.

    And he is Michael Robertson, the founder of the Lindows operating system, report the founders of the project.

    Robinson offered two donations one to run Linux on an Xbox, a project that was successfully completed.

    The second part involved running Linux on an Xbox without any hardware modifications but that's not yet completed.

    The site says Robertson will dish out the money for the successful completion of the first part by the end of January.

    And he has decided to continue to offer the $100,000 price for the rest of this year.

    Lindows is currently engaged in a court dispute with Microsoft, which believes that the word Windows is something it can trademark.

  2. So when does... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...the copyright on this bloody article expire so I do not have to give out information to the NYT to read it?!

  3. WHO LET MY COCK OUT?!? WOOF! WOOF! WOOF-WOOF! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  4. Nervous by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://www.druglordsgame.com/index.php?ref=119532

  5. joo r teh sux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  6. IN SOVIET RUSSIA... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I LEIK MILK!!!!!!!

  7. IN SOVIATE AMERICA by oliverthered · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Don't forget that the USA is just like a bunch of soviates, there like states not like communism.

    You shouild have said
    The wealthy elites redistribute the value of your bank account into their labor power!

    don't you know anything about the markets'

    --
    thank God the internet isn't a human right.