> out. in other not so great news, WNYU is going to be stopping
> it's live internet broadcasts starting April 5th because of
> the recent copyright legislation going through congress. it
> definitely sucks... and I'm not really sure what'll happen
> with the BiS archives, but if you want to help out, check out
> http://www.saveinternetradio.org (the live internet broadacsts
> might resume on May 21st if the Copyright Office changes in
> favor of internet radio)
It's f*kin obscene to think that sites like
Beats in Space would be criminalized under
this legislation. Does anybody on this list
understand the repercussions? I've done some
research and I'm speculating that BiS would
qualify under Fair Use but since when have
politicians embraced digital technology or
cared about Fair Use? Anyway, I'm addicted to
Audiogalaxy which will probably go belly up
(or be priced out of existence) if this passes.
peace,
a dario
some reference:
Web Radio's Last Stand
Interview with Rusty Hodge, the program director and general manager of
SomaFM
http://salon.com/tech/feature/2002/03/26/web_radio/print.html
Electronic Frontier Foundation ACTION ALERT
ALERT: Congress Calls For Public Participation on Digital Music Issues
http://www.eff.org/alerts/20020322_eff_cbdtpa_alert.html
EFF "Intellectual Property - Security Systems Standards and Certification
Act (SSSCA)" Archive
http://www.eff.org/IP/SSSCA_CBDTPA/
SSSCA Introduced in Senate
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/21/2344228
The text of Senator Hollings' comments
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/cbdtpa/hollings.cbdtpa.release.032102.html
Bleak future looms if you don't take a stand
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/2922052.htm
And You Thought the DMCA was Nasty..SSSCA is even worse
http://www.boycott-riaa.com/legislation/sssca.php
The Impending Death of Internet Radio
http://www.saveinternetradio.org
This is a stretch from copyright to patent but I just love this quote by
Richard Stallman (and think about what a true DJ does):
"Imagine if the European governments of the 17th century had built a musical
patent office. Now imagine it's 1800 and you're Beethoven: you want to write
a symphony and make it legal. Well, you'll find it impossible, and when you
complain, the patent holders will say: 'Oh Beethoven you're just bitching
because you've got no ideas of your own.'"
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,s2107497,00.html
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