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New Well, there are the folks who announced C&Ds...

...to Apple and several other companies, claiming that [link|http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070511-company-targets-apple-microsoft-and-others-for-not-using-enough-drm.html|offering media-player software which can play unencumbered tracks is trafficking in circumvention].

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And let's not forget that Internet radio royalties in the US are required to be paid to an RIAA-backed royalty-gathering group, regardless of who holds the rights to the music broadcast, and that collecting said royalties from said group requires the actual rightsholder to pay membership fees. Some days it seems like there's no way around these guys...

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New The C&D thing is new to me...
...but the other stuff isn't.

Fact remains that I buy unencumbered music from independents who on the surface appear to not fuck their artists quite as hard as the majors, and that I seem capable of continuing so to do.

However, I don't consider AllOfMP3.com to be legal or pleasant. I'm in the "it's borderline legal even for Russia, so it's definitely illegal here" camp.


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     See title inside: ... - (folkert) - (27)
         Personally I am in favor of strong copyright protection. - (Andrew Grygus) - (26)
             Pegged, I am. - (folkert) - (13)
                 Re: Pegged, I am. - (Andrew Grygus) - (12)
                     There's alternatives, too. - (pwhysall) - (2)
                         Well, I'm glad there's something going . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1)
                             Re: Well, I'm glad there's something going . . . - (pwhysall)
                     I call BS - (bepatient) - (8)
                         Agree and disagree. - (Another Scott) - (7)
                             Agree and disagree. - (folkert) - (1)
                                 I wasn't including you (or Bill). Please read it again. :-) - (Another Scott)
                             Big box retailers - (bepatient) - (4)
                                 20k certainly is a minority, but . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (3)
                                     The one thing I am wondering though. - (folkert) - (1)
                                         Yes, they are being stupid, short sighted and greedy. - (Andrew Grygus)
                                     small labels selling direct, psychopathic records comes to - (boxley)
             In a very limited way I agree - (JayMehaffey) - (10)
                 What other channels are prevented? - (pwhysall) - (9)
                     Well, there are the folks who announced C&Ds... - (ubernostrum) - (1)
                         The C&D thing is new to me... - (pwhysall)
                     Your second paragraph proves his point, contradicting the... - (CRConrad) - (5)
                         I'm in the future, baby. - (pwhysall) - (4)
                             So why can't ya get any "MAINSTREAM" "indie" music as it is? -NT - (CRConrad) - (3)
                                 Eh? - (pwhysall) - (2)
                                     Re: "Did you not read the grandparent post?" - (CRConrad) - (1)
                                         Probably isn't "definitely". - (pwhysall)
                     Don't forget you live in Europe - (jake123)
             "Don't like, don't buy." - (static)

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