But the writable CD tax only applies to a special kind that will work in the Phillips, etc "home-use" cd burners. It doesn't apply to the CDRs I can get for a buck a piece in lots of 100 at the bookstore for use in a computer CDR drive. Which is probably what the "real pirates" do (read, Chinese operations and the like).
Just like the fact that the DVD CSS enryption doesn't really prevent piracy, it just prevents people from ripping still-frames and making cool tee-shirts (IMO, fair use). Real pirates out to make a bunch of money are just going to bit-copy the things... (Now when combined with DivX, it's a different matter)
The impression I got from a BusinessWeek article (cover story, "Inside Napster") was that the former CEO was extrememly antagonistic toward the RIAA when they suggested some kind of fee-structure.
I too, think it kind of stupid for the RIAA to try to stamp out Napster, since now the free-music movement will just migrate to things like Gnutella, which will be impossible for the RIAA to control, without going after individual consumers, which they don't seem to want to do. Yet...
But how could this reform ever happen in our current political climate? I agree strenuously that such reform is in order, but given our current money-driven politcal system (remember the 'four little words' inserted by basically a legislative clerk) how would this *ever* come to the attention of those it needs to? Has anyone thought about forming a grass-roots coalition to get a congressional hearing on music-industry copyright/contract abuse?
It's a small bit different (haven't run it through diff yet), but it's interesting that nowhere on the page does it mention anything about the Justice Dept. It sounded to me like something cooked up by the RIAA's spin-lawyers. Notice they didn't mention the "contract math" listed in Coutney Love's manifesto, that promotion costs, tour costs, etc. are recoupable from the band's royalties (which are relatively small). Not that I can vouch for the truth of that manifesto, haveing not done much research on the issue yet.
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> sure hope the extra Writable CD stays
But the writable CD tax only applies to a special kind that will work in the Phillips, etc "home-use" cd burners. It doesn't apply to the CDRs I can get for a buck a piece in lots of 100 at the bookstore for use in a computer CDR drive. Which is probably what the "real pirates" do (read, Chinese operations and the like).
Just like the fact that the DVD CSS enryption doesn't really prevent piracy, it just prevents people from ripping still-frames and making cool tee-shirts (IMO, fair use). Real pirates out to make a bunch of money are just going to bit-copy the things... (Now when combined with DivX, it's a different matter)
Jim
> Napster. They should have tried to cut a deal
The impression I got from a BusinessWeek article (cover story, "Inside Napster") was that the former CEO was extrememly antagonistic toward the RIAA when they suggested some kind of fee-structure.
I too, think it kind of stupid for the RIAA to try to stamp out Napster, since now the free-music movement will just migrate to things like Gnutella, which will be impossible for the RIAA to control, without going after individual consumers, which they don't seem to want to do. Yet...
Jim
But how could this reform ever happen in our current political climate? I agree strenuously that such reform is in order, but given our current money-driven politcal system (remember the 'four little words' inserted by basically a legislative clerk) how would this *ever* come to the attention of those it needs to? Has anyone thought about forming a grass-roots coalition to get a congressional hearing on music-industry copyright/contract abuse?
Jim
email: jswitte@bloomington.in.us
What about speech recognition? Could it benefit from Altivec much? Jim
Find this at http://www.riaa.org/MD-US-7.cfm
It's a small bit different (haven't run it through diff yet), but it's interesting that nowhere on the page does it mention anything about the Justice Dept. It sounded to me like something cooked up by the RIAA's spin-lawyers. Notice they didn't mention the "contract math" listed in Coutney Love's manifesto, that promotion costs, tour costs, etc. are recoupable from the band's royalties (which are relatively small). Not that I can vouch for the truth of that manifesto, haveing not done much research on the issue yet.
But how often are bands let out of contracts?