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Audio Broadcast Flag Introduced in Congress
Declan McCullagh writes "We found out in mid-2004 that the RIAA was lobbying the FCC for an audio version of the broadcast flag. But because a federal appeals court slapped down the FCC's video version last year, the RIAA needs to seek formal authorization from Congress. That process finally began today when the audio flag bill was introduced. It would hand the FCC the power to set standards and regulate digital and satellite radio receivers, and RIAA Chairman Mitch Bainwol says it strikes "a balance that's good for the music, good for the fans, and good for business." The text of the bill is available online."
RIAA Chairman Mitch Bainwol says it strikes "a balance that's good for the music, good for the fans, and good for business."
Well one out of three ain't bad, right?
...would hand the FCC the power to set standards and regulate digital and satellite radio receivers...
Coming soon, Howard Stern on HAM radio.
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In other news, Donald Rumsfeld declares that Abu Graïb is good for iraki prisoneers and Joseph Stalin declares that gulags are good for political opponents. More exciting news on the redefinition and ironic use of "good" at 11.
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Imagine it's about midnight when you hear such a clatter, but when you arose to see what was the matter. The FCC comes right through the fucking shutters and have you on the foor before you can say "what the fuck". Then you can kiss your electronics goodbye as they take everything from the PC to the fucking alarm clock and pcoket calculator.
Then it's time for good cop bad cop...
GCBC as they like to call it, well it's not pretty. First they have one of the female agents give you a hummer, then the others beat your head about as she does it chanting "break break break" trying to make you cry and thus be imasculated in front of said female agent. But no man you gotta stick it to them, but next comes the treatment and well that usually does people in.
Nobody knows what the treatment consists of because well no one that has come back was able to talk about it. The others just didn't come back.
They say the FCC doesn't play games, well let me tell you they play some fucked up ones if I ever seen them.
They just think it's their right to control everything related to music.
I'm not normally one to complain, but this morning I was walking down the street and humming some top 40 hits to myself, when out of nowhere some old guy in a suit leaped out and hit me in the face with a shovel.
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What I want to see introduced is a 'Commercial' flag. This was my PVR could
more effectively autoskip commericials!
the best democracy that money can buy...
You have an attention span of more than 5 sec. You clearly are not the target fanbase he is talking about . If on the other hand, were you to have a attention span of less than 5 sec, then you would have realized that this indeed is beneficial to the fans, because.. Oh look there's a shinny penny.
for the last time people, I am "frodo from middle eaRTH", not "middle eaST".
Its about time to put Fair Use into law I think, now if only I could find legislators I trust to do that well...
You totally misspelled "buy" there, Axe. You wrote it so that it looks alot like "find".
Do you realise the kind of music that gets into the top 40 these days? If you were humming that in front of me in the street, I'd hit you in the face with a shovel!
If you disagree, post your argument. (-1, Overrated) isn't your personal censorship tool for views you don't like.