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Small Webcasters Sue RIAA

Posted by michael on from the even-writing-to-speakeasy's-ceo-gets-no-results dept.

killthiskid writes "The Webcaster Alliance, a small group of 198 webcasters has sued the RIAA. CNET has the news, along with a growing number of other sites (google news). As many /.'ers know, in 2002 the Library of Congress decided on .07 cents per song (retroactive to '98). After that another bill was passed to protect smaller webcasters. Aparently, many webcasters are still not happy." Their complaint is online.

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  1. Oh shock and horror by tomstdenis · · Score: -1, Troll

    You have to pay people to use their licensed material. Nobody said a webcaster has to play RIAA music.

    Is this just another "no shit?" story?

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    And the PDF was slashdotted after one comment. so no I haven't RTFA.

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    1. Re:Oh shock and horror by tomstdenis · · Score: 0, Troll

      Well too fucking bad. The RIAA owns the rights to the music. Stop playing RIAA music and you can then stop paying RIAA rates.

      Oh my fucking god, I'm like a genius or something!

      Tom

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  2. Great.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    now take a copy of this story and fax it to Slashdot's main page last night, when it was news.

  3. morons bypass litigation against unprecedented.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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    they (the walking dead) should be prepared to face a power that they must deny the existence of.

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    you can help.

    consult with/trust in yOUR creator. vote with yOUR wallets. more breathing. less wasting/frivolity. that's the spirit.

  4. Techno sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Just accept the fact that "electronica" pretty much all sucks. Its a lot like the psychedlica of the 60s: without the drugs, its just not good.

  5. In Soviet Russia... by TheShadow · · Score: -1, Troll

    Dumb comments post michael!!!!

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