Obama Taps 5th RIAA Lawyer to Justice Dept.

[futurebeachbum]

Obama Taps 5th RIAA Lawyer to Justice Dept.


Looks like those bucks the RIAA spent for their ownership interest in Biden are really paying off.

These lawyers come from an organization that uses illegal investigators and routinely work to block judges from examining their evidentiary techniques. I guess that will continue unabated now.

They'll fit in well with the DOJ of the 21st century.

Bye-bye "fair use". So long any hope for meaningful copyright reform.

 

[dgsevier]

Obama Taps 5th RIAA Lawyer to Justice Dept.


Looks like those bucks the RIAA spent for their ownership interest in Biden are really paying off.

These lawyers come from an organization that uses illegal investigators and routinely work to block judges from examining their evidentiary techniques. I guess that will continue unabated now.

They'll fit in well with the DOJ of the 21st century.

Bye-bye "fair use". So long any hope for meaningful copyright reform.

RIAA is a huge hot-button item here in Nashvegas. It's like water rights in Arizona or grazing rights in Wyoming. It's so testy that long time leadership at the musician's union has changed over the "fair use" issue. It's a billion $ industry up here and I don't see resolution coming anytime soon.

 

[scooterbug44]

I'm sorry - I don't understand why this is so awful - you are worried that people recently appointed to the Justice Department have worked for the Recording Industry?

 

[Danny Burns]

Obama Taps 5th RIAA Lawyer to Justice Dept.


Looks like those bucks the RIAA spent for their ownership interest in Biden are really paying off.

These lawyers come from an organization that uses illegal investigators and routinely work to block judges from examining their evidentiary techniques. I guess that will continue unabated now.

They'll fit in well with the DOJ of the 21st century.

Bye-bye "fair use". So long any hope for meaningful copyright reform.

I think, as a songwriter, that anyone who uses my creation should pay for it...no exception. With theft and copyright infringement run rampant via the internet, we need as many people to protect our rights as we can get.

I was warning the music industry in the early '90s about what was inevitably to come and was ignored.

The only copyright reform we need is to strengthen the current laws and to enforce them with vigor.

 

[traderx]

I think, as a songwriter, that anyone who uses my creation should pay for it...no exception. With theft and copyright infringement run rampant via the internet, we need as many people to protect our rights as we can get.

I was warning the music industry in the early '90s about what was inevitably to come and was ignored.

The only copyright reform we need is to strengthen the current laws and to enforce them with vigor.

I think every reasonable person would agree with your statement.

But...what if I download an mp3 from Amazon. Do I have the right to burn the song to a CD?

 

[scooterbug44]

I thought the rule was that you paid to download it and then could burn it to a CD as long as it was just for your personal use - not resale, distribution, public playing etc.

 

[traderx]

I thought the rule was that you paid to download it and then could burn it to a CD as long as it was just for your personal use - not resale, distribution, public playing etc.

Makes sense to me. This used to be a problem with some download sites. :shock: At least this is what I have been told. I have never downloaded any song and do not own an MP3 player so what do I know?

Now, lets say you buy a few songs, download them and burn a CD of those songs. Your friend is driving to Atlanta and wants to borrow your CD. Is that legal?

 

[30ashopper]

I'm sorry - I don't understand why this is so awful - you are worried that people recently appointed to the Justice Department have worked for the Recording Industry?

IMHO, for the same reason you wouldn't want banks, rental companies, and resort management controlling the TDC. They have a tendency to represent their respective industries interests rather than the people's interests.

 

[Lynnie]

Makes sense to me. This used to be a problem with some download sites. :shock: At least this is what I have been told. I have never downloaded any song and do not own an MP3 player so what do I know?

Now, lets say you buy a few songs, download them and burn a CD of those songs. Your friend is driving to Atlanta and wants to borrow your CD. Is that legal?

Only if you charge a user tariff, charging mileage as well as per song fees. Then, of course, you must properly report your earnings to the IRS on a quarterly basis transferring the tax/fees you collected on behalf of the IRS into their hot little hands, usually due on the 15th of the month following the quarter end.

:funn:

 

[wrobert]

Obama Taps 5th RIAA Lawyer to Justice Dept.


Looks like those bucks the RIAA spent for their ownership interest in Biden are really paying off.

These lawyers come from an organization that uses illegal investigators and routinely work to block judges from examining their evidentiary techniques. I guess that will continue unabated now.

They'll fit in well with the DOJ of the 21st century.

Bye-bye "fair use". So long any hope for meaningful copyright reform.

And all of this done in an effort to get the common man from "stealing" music.