EFF's New File-Sharing Scheme

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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Someone's going to be mad..

[nadavspi]

"If everyone is paying $5 a month, that means that 'Ice Ice Baby' has as much value as the Beatles catalog does. And I just don't think that is a wise or logical thing to do." -David Sutphen, RIAA vice-president Up Next: Vanilla Ice has released his new title: "Fuck you too RIAA" on the web

Re:Someone's going to be mad..

[Anonymous Coward]

A cd's list price is the same if it's vanilla ice or the beatles. Grasp at some more straws, RIAA!

Napster

[Trillan]

I'm still weirded out every time I see Napster as a company that the RIAA likes. Am I the only one?

Two- word summary of your post for the lazy

[apparently]

EFF, that.

whats in it for me???

[NoGuffCheck]

just had a brain explosion! despite my total lack of musical talent I have just knocked up a 3 minute sound file of a bell ringing. I AM NOW AN ARTIST, as soon as this idea get off the ground Ill drop my latest work onto one of the P2P sites, and await my royalty cheques... lovely.