Mr Matt
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| More BS from the Copyright Control agencies.  This is not the first time the copyright control agencies have shaken down all American Citizens. The first shakedown was the fee sent to the copyright control agencies for Cassette Tapes, that were considered high enough quality for recording music. Next there was the second shakedown which was fee sent to the copyright control agencies for Music CD ROM's that could be used to make recordings with Consumer Music CD Recorders. Consumer CD Recorders also included an early type of digital rights management called the Serial Copy Management System. The Serial Copy Management System prevented a consumer from copying a copy or copying an original marked do not copy. I do not engage in P2P Music sharing and resent being shaken down by the RIAA, ASCAP, MPAA or any other copyright fee collection agency when I do not share music. I also believe that I have the right to make a copy of any song that I purchase in any format for personal use, under Fair Use. What really angers me is the recent advertisements inviting consumers to purchase a new movie. The way it is worded is misleading and fraudulent. The advertisement says: "Buy XYZ movie, own it today". That is totally unacceptable. The consumer owns the media and pays a single pay right to use fee for whatever is recorded on the media. The copyright owner retains all rights to whatever is recorded on the media. If you read the fine print the license entitles the consumer to use whatever is recorded on the media for personal use, listening or viewing. I believe the only fair and ethical arrangement is an opt in arrangement where anyone wanting to trade music pays a reasonable monthly fee. |
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Mullica Hill, NJ | dont forget it was the copyright control agencies that killed DAT from becoming a real format and it ended up left to back rooms of recording studios. its quality was high enough that they pretty much said that consumer devices would have to have extremely strict copy controls or no record ability which basicly killed the format from being commerical.
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said by Mr Matt: This is not the first time the copyright control agencies have shaken down all American Citizens. The first shakedown was the fee sent to the copyright control agencies for Cassette Tapes, that were considered high enough quality for recording music. Next there was the second shakedown which was fee sent to the copyright control agencies for Music CD ROM's that could be used to make recordings with Consumer Music CD Recorders. Exactly! You pay the tax/fee for the music CD blank, on the grounds you may share music with it. But does that music CD give you a legal right to share music with it (which is what you are supposedly paying for). No....
Which is FWIW why I never bought a music CD stereo system (which I might have otherwise done). If I was going to burn music CDs (legal, as it was my own licensed stuff, I wasn't sharing), I did it on the computer where I could use what was technically "data CDs". Sure it was more of a hassle, but the CD blanks were a lot cheaper!
No, I don't trust these guys with any sort of "tax". What I would be OK with, is for them to continue with what they are already starting to do, which is having licensed services that you could sign up for on a VOLUNTARY basis. Guess what, some of us might even consider a service if the price was right. For example, while it's movies instead of music, I happen to make extensive use of (legally licensed) movies and TV (streamed directly to my TV from a $100 "NetFlix Player" box) that come as part of my NetFlix subscription... |
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