TwoCpus4me
join:2003-10-16 | That ought to last about two weeks...
RIAA will be in there and in no time put a twist on that which will cause the administration to buckle for fear of lawsuit. |
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doppler
join:2003-03-31
Blue Point, NY | RIAA Will sue anyway
Anybody can sue for any reason.
Will they win is the question? |
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jimraelee
join:2003-03-19
Gresham, OR
| damm... first post
Well it looks like to me that MIT is just like any regular radio station... stockpiles of music and distribute them via radio waves or analog singles on cable... so they'd have to pay same royalties as the radio stations. Doesn’t help out those who are sharing via irc, kazaa, winmx. They may be a technology school but if they broadcast then that’s not really file sharing is it??? |
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tmccann11
Who, Me?
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join:2001-06-10
Bayonne, NJ
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Re: RIAA Will sue anyway
The questions is not will they win, but will the school extend the resources required to fight the RIAA. Which can be a daunting task.
Tom |
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jimraelee
join:2003-03-19
Gresham, OR | reply to doppler
well isn't sueing the american way???? |
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cyberthugin
join:2002-03-12
Kew Gardens, NY |  Perfectly Legal
This is a good example of beating the giant. |
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bistro777
Donuts-Is There Anything They Can't Do?
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join:2002-02-07
Englewood, CO
| reply to TwoCpus4me
Re: That ought to last about two weeks...
Here’s an interesting link for those unaware of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital rights group. And for those heavily involved in file sharing, they have a link to check if your file-trading user name or IP address have been subpoenaed.
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ctceo
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join:2001-04-26
South Bend, IN
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| Sheesh
This won't last long. The RIAA will find an excuse to sue them for nothing like they have already.
[text was edited by author 2003-10-27 13:02:11] |
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tmccann11
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join:2001-06-10
Bayonne, NJ
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Re: damm... first post
said by jimraelee  :
Doesn’t help out those who are sharing via irc, kazaa, winmx. They may be a technology school but if they broadcast then that’s not really file sharing is it???
I don't think the point has anything to do with file sharing, but more to do with cutting the RIAA out of the equation, and directly paying the artists their just deserves.
My 2 cents
Tom |
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stet
Volitar Prime
join:2002-03-08
Warren, MI
| There's nothing wrong with this.
They are not file sharing.
They are not making or distributing illegal copies of music.
What they are doing is broadcasting. And as long as they have a broadcasting license (which the article states they have), then there is nothing wrong.
What's new and somewhat clever is that they are doing a sort of broadcast on demand service with a web based interface. Hopefully they are filling out their patent paperwork as various cable companies and such are working on similar setups (as long as this doesn't already violate an existing patent).
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Scree
In the pipe 5 by 5
join:2001-04-24
Mount Laurel, NJ
| lol
Digital cable customers already have similar to this, plus it is digital quality (well, almost, anyway), and of course a simple hookup to a computer can "store" them just fine!
[text was edited by author 2003-10-27 13:10:34] |
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jimraelee
join:2003-03-19
Gresham, OR | reply to tmccann11
Re: damm... was 3rd post
from what i hear that would be good.. seems the artists get less than 10% of the song moneies.... the producers and record companys get all the big money |
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odeonkreel
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Re: lol
said by Scree :
Digital cable customers already have similar to this, plus it is digital quality (well, almost, anyway), and of course a simple hookup to a computer can "store" them just fine!
[text was edited by author 2003-10-27 13:10:34]
Hmm. now that you mention it...I have a TV tuner card and digital cable hooked right into my pc at home...might have to start updating my collection with all the digital music channels I get and have hardly used 
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apsinkus
join:2002-06-25
Chicago, IL
| I would be surprised...
I would be surprised if there was any lawsuit in this case. Why? Read copyright law and its provisions for broadcasters.
These guys are smart. Remember that channel that was on TCI and some other cable networks "the box". Same model - no lawsuit. And if kids copy that off broadcast - "fair use". RIAA can't claim that artists get ripped off, because school has BMI/ASCAP/SESAC blanket licenses which protect them from RIAA's claims as long as it goes via their broadcast system and they continue sending songs plaid to BMI or let BMIs (forgot the name of the system) computers listen into the system so they could account for songs plaid. Artists won't mind, because every time student plays a song it goes towards the artist "air time" count and makes them look more popular, which helps them sell more (because stores will stock more of their stuff due to perceived demand). |
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dewman99
join:2000-12-28
Palm Harbor, FL | reply to Scree
Re: lol
No big deal here allot of digital cable subscribers like myself allready have 200+ music channels frome cable TV.
Like Backitup said a Simple hookup to TV - PC is easy to store them. |
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Dirk Daring
join:2000-08-03
Ashburn, VA
| Not for long....
'(MIT has a license allowing analog broadcasts).'
Not for long, they wont. I'd bet the RIAA is loading their lawyers into the cannons as we read this.
Gotta admit tho... these 2 guys have some big kahunas to do something like this.
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panth1
The Coyote
join:2000-12-11
Boca Raton, FL | I have an idea...
Lets publicize the hell out of it so everyone will go Ohhhhh Ahhhhhh, that is so cool.
... see you in court.
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Seandhi
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join:2003-04-19
Humble, TX
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Re: lol
Just a question: How are you getting digital cable without a converter? I thought you had to have a digital cable box to convert the digital signal.
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Varangian
join:2002-12-08
Collinsville, IL | Oooh boy..
You know the dogs in the manger over at the RIAA will sue-
and then the technological illiterates will be fighting the MIT students..
I actually pity those poor thieves .... |
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pvreader
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Re: That ought to last about two weeks...
Ok, i think that it's a big mistake to experiment with such projects. Probably these guys would try to beat a monster for a while, but i'm sure - there's no way to do this by using legal technology.
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