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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. Well, the RIAA has already responded... by robslimo · · Score: 5, Informative

    [the RIAA]summarily dismissed the EFF's proposal as too "drastic"

    Article here