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BBC In Trouble Over Free Music

Posted by timothy on from the generate-money-from-spinning-corpses dept.

Take a Byte Out of Crime writes "According to this article, British classical labels are claiming that the BBC giving away the these symphonies, which were performed by the BBC Orchestra for free, constitutes unfair government competition. Apparently all free music really is illegal these days, or soon will be, public domain be damned."

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  1. Re:In related news by ArsenneLupin · · Score: 1, Troll
    What is up with Europe these days?

    Ultraliberals rule supreme! The "right to make a profit" is now a fundamental right enshrined in the constitution, at a higher level that the right to speak one's mind.

    We were glad when they rejected software patents, but these sorts of legal actions?

    We barely had time to celebrate the softpat victory, when just 4 days later, we got bad news from Luxembourg: after heavy, government-subsided campaigning in favor of the yes, and resignation threats by the prime minister, the new EU constitution, which gives far reaching rights to corporate entities, did indeed get approved. One step forward, two steps back.