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EFF's New File-Sharing Scheme

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the letting-the-music-play dept.

carpoolio writes "Wednesday at the Future of Music's Music Law Summit, the Electronic Frontier Foundation proposed a new licensing plan so file-sharing sites can operate, and musicians can get paid. The idea is based on the ASCAP/BMI radio music licensing schemes. But still, the RIAA seems happy to continue suing, and wait for iTunes and Napster to catch on more."

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  1. Re:Hrmm by Endive4Ever · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    since of course loss of control over distribution is their real problem with P2P, not the potential monetary losees.

    Ummm, if you lose control over distribution of your IP, you lose the ability to make money with it.

    The RIAA is an umbrulla organization, not a big octopus that controls everything.

    However, this isn't the place for common sense or reasoning. Carry on.

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  2. Re:Fair is good by That's+Unpossible! · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Let me get this straight... you want people to make some money, but not TOO much? If a person is rich, that means they fleeced someone to get it?

    People like you are the reason why class warfare works for the Democratic party.

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