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RIAA Protests Digital Radio
prostoalex writes "Afraid that digital radio listeners might soon be able to cherry-pick certain songs and share them with others on the Internet, RIAA urged FCC to consider broadcast regulations that limit such copying. The National Association of Broadcasters is not too happy with RIAA's request, as more than three hundred broadcasters either have digital CD-quality radio, or are in the process of setting them up. Meanwhile, as MSNBC notes, products like The Bug from Pure Digital are already capable of recording digital radio."
The RIAA will try to outlaw singing. After all, they can't sell as many records if people can just reproduce the music with their voice!!! Bahahaha... ::tear::
The RIAA is now seeking to eliminate ALL music in an attempt to make sure people don't steal it. Buy CDs while you can, they'll soon be outlawed! LPs and audio cassetes will also soon be collected and destroyed. The RIAA will begin raiding people's homes and taking away all audio equipment to be incinerated in giant ovens, never to be heard of again. During the burn-fest, Metallica will be paying a huge concert at $500 a head... blah blah blah, maybe I dragged this joke out for too long, but you'll have to excuse me...I just work up and this isn't the way I wanted to start my day.
I'm against picketing but I don't know how to show it.
Breaking news: the RIAA has appealled to the FCC to help regulate individuals from singing out loud.
An RIAA spokesman, I. M. Prick, has indicated "That people pose a very serious threat to our industry because they are able to reproduce music by vocalization. It appears that if other people hear individuals hear others singing songs illegaly, then they might remember the lyrics, tune and beat and thereby infringe on our copyrights."
No trees were harmed in the composition of this; however, numerous electrons were inconvenienced.
I mean, pretty soon, the RIAA will have so many high tech snooping devices that we won't be able to even sing "DO RE MI F-- NO CARRIER
But if I lose my Digitally Imported, I will commit arson. And homicide. And pillaging. And public urination. Not necessarily in that order.
I know nothing
Earlier today I was listening to a CD with the window open. I have a bad feeling I've influenced the buying decisions of my next-door neighbor now.
No, the RIAA's digital radio would automatically charge your credit card $18 per song which you would be able to replay as many times as you wanted* on that particular digital radio for a period of 24 hours.
* Note, does not include permission to play it to audiences greater than a single person. Everyone person must have their own $18/24hr license.
Just remember, replacing every existing digital radio and upgrading every digital station just to install DRM is not a problem, other things that the RIAA might also consider an option in the near future: Rounding up all non-DRM hardware by force (first digital then analog), Breaking down your door and beating you on the ground for using Kazaa, Raping your wife/sister/daughter because you 'raped an artist of their work', Getting the death sentence imposed for copyright violation (by giving the government some 'gifts'), and 'buying' the rights to major historical composers such as Mozart, Beethoven and Vivaldi, sampling their work or reusing melodies to create really crap gangsta rap albums and charging orchestras royalties for playing any of the original music.
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Wonder if Mrs Rosen went to the same business college as Bill and Daryl? ;)
I think the big difference here is success, so no.When asked for any additional comments, he would only say "Let them play wax - we'll show the customer who is king."
Sigs are bad for your health.
Four minutes, twenty three seconds.
Now where's my screwdriver?
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