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Amazon's Cloud Player: We Don't Need a License

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the of-course-you-don't dept.

halfEvilTech writes "Amazon has launched Cloud Drive and Cloud Player without securing streaming licenses from the music industry. But does it need to? Amazon says 'No.' The music industry? 'Yes.'" Do I need a license to stream MP3s from system RAM to the MP3 player? From my hard drive to RAM? From my file server to my machine?

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  1. Ssssshhhhh! by GameboyRMH · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do I need a license to stream MP3s from system RAM to the MP3 player? From my Hard Drive to RAM? From my File Server to my machine?

    Don't give them any ideas!

    --
    "When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel
  2. Re:As I and many others pointed out yesterday by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would hope so. Streaming one's own uploaded music is nothing more than a specialized form of data retrieval. It's asinine to claim that Amazon cannot allow this.

    "Asinine" is the record labels' established business plan AND profit model, you understand.

    In fact, "Asinine" might actually be a record label.

  3. Re:I think ... by hedwards · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hear that if you say RIAA three times in a row in front of a mirror that the MPAA sues you for copyright infringement.

  4. Re:Putting Amazon.com vs. the RIAA into perspectiv by xbytor · · Score: 5, Funny

    You forgot the $73 trillion that they'll be collecting from LimeWire.