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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. Someone's going to be mad.. by nadavspi · · Score: 5, Funny

    "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

  2. Two- word summary of your post for the lazy by apparently · · Score: 5, Funny

    EFF, that.