RIAA now attacking radio stations...

[NOX]

Saw it on FOX News. They say the radio stations are using this technology called streaming (what ever that has to do with copyrighted songs). The RIAA wants the radio stations to pay them royalties.

After basically shutting down Napster, what next?

 

[Killbat]

Um, aren't radio stations liscenced to broadcast those songs? What's up the RIAA's ass this time?

 

[Soybomb]

They are licensed to broadcast I imagine, but what do you call a stream audio webcast? I assume that what he means they're mad about now.

 

[yakko]

On this issue the RIAA is suck.

 

[NOX]

Here check this out!

 

[UnixFreak]

This is ridicoulous. Soon we will be charged for humming the tune, or having the song in our heads... I hope this doesnt fly.

 

[Pastore]

Thats what it is Soybomb... My local rock station had a 24/7 webcast, but was shut down by the RIAA... bastards...

 

[NOX]

We have a local radio station which broadcast all over the US (I also assume world). I know a lot of people call them in the mourning show from places such as Florida. This would suck big time. ^#$#$%@#$#%$#%.

 

[lo6ic]

maybe everybody should get over what the media and riaa are doing and keep on trading files the old fashion way, irc. all napster was, was irc without modes, scripts, lots of clients and flexibility.

 

[JellyBaby]

It's all about control for the RIAA. Radio playlists have already been controlled for years and it's getting worse. Here's more disgusting news about the RIAA and independent record promoter schemes: http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2001/03/14/payola/index.html.

 

[AndrewR]

Newsflash -- the artists are being deprived of royalties just as much as the record companies (with the exception of recoupment costs). Just thought I'd mention that.

Interesting. I need to find a more detailed article as that one is written for 6th graders.

 

[tontod]

The record companies have been making record profits despite Napster, its just that they cant get enough of it.

 

[NOX]

<< Newsflash -- the artists are being deprived of royalties just as much as the record companies (with the exception of recoupment costs). Just thought I'd mention that. >>

How? Radio stations streaming songs over the Internet weren?t even around a few years ago. How is it that now all of a sudden they are being deprived? The same songs are being played over the net station where I live. It?s basically a live transmission over the net, of what is actually being played across the radio waves (you know real time). This is just another attempt for the RIAA to wield its money, and power at the deficient judicial process to obtain more of what they are already taxing these radio stations.

 

[vi edit]

Andrew, I fail to see the problem if a fully licensed radio station is doing it.

I can see if some kid is running a shoutcast server from his dorm room, but these are radio stations that have the permission to broadcast these songs. I thought the whole point of a radio station was to increase the publicity of an album.

Guess what - streaming internet music does increase publicity! When I in college, the only local radio stations were country and pop. YUCK! I used the web feed from a rock station in a town 4 hours away, or sometimes Rebel Radio out of Chicago to hear my music.

If I hear a radio station broadcast a song whether it be over the air waves or over the internet, I like the song, and I buy the album because of it, WTF is the problem???

 

[JellyBaby]

<< If I hear a radio station broadcast a song whether it be over the air waves or over the internet, I like the song, and I buy the album because of it, WTF is the problem??? >>

There shouldn't be a problem but you must remember the recording industry wants people to buy into certain singers and groups. Britney Spears and MM are carefully hyped/scheduled/played in order to maximize revenue. It's all about a certain few making a lot of money at the expense of the greater whole.

The RIAA can't control things if just anyone can stream a bunch of songs together. They don't want to see a world in which other, outside companies or (god forbid) the actual artists/groups, make all the money.