Tuesday, July 30, 2002|
The Register: Microsoft man seeks US Net Radio reprieve. A bill to protect grassroots Internet radio has been offered before Congress. The Internet Radio Fairness Act would exempt webcasters with less than $6 million in annual revenues from the additional RIAA royalty and from future royalty requirements. [Tomalak's Realm] The beauty being that any webcaster making more than 6 mil probably isn't very interesting. Seriously - narrowcasting is where it's at for Net radio. 8:58:43 AM | permalink | comment [] |
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Sour notes. The legal crackdown hasn't squelched MP3 trading -- it's just made it more of a pain. But the music industry would still rather fight than give its online customers what they want. [Salon Headlines] 8:22:43 AM | permalink | comment [] |
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Toying With Musical Instruments "Traditional instruments are often roadblocks for anyone, taking years of practice before you can participate or perform. This is the hallmark of Western music, where natural musical creativity is not embraced, it is often technique that is embraced first" [Wired News] 8:04:56 AM | permalink | comment [] |
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