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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. Captain Obvious Strikes Again! by Peeet · · Score: 0, Redundant

    From said article:
    "They (movie studios) learned that, by lowering prices (of VHS tapes), they made more money and eliminated much of the piracy problem. In other words, reasonable pricing makes the system work for everyone."

    Oh my god, cover the kids' eyes, Captain Obvious is just raping this quote, he's raping it hard. And uh oh, Here comes Ironic Boy and Sarcasmo Man, they look like they want a piece of the action too. Dude, this ain't gonna be pretty...

    (Parentheses, bold type and tasteless rape reference added by me.)