Turn down your radio or get sued

[markfh]

This is getting really out of control. Sure, this is in Scottland now but if it works look for it to be tried here.

http://www.geek.com/personal-radios-...-on-copyright/

[sbp]

yes you are right houston is trying to ban smoking period. what is after that?

[Howard Barlow]

Originally Posted by markfh

This is getting really out of control. Sure, this is in Scottland now but if it works look for it to be tried here.

http://www.geek.com/personal-radios-...-on-copyright/

It already is. Are you familiar with ASCAP, or BMI?

[JamesB]

I was told that I could listen to the radio at a reasonable volume from nine to eleven, I told Bill that if Sandra is going to listen to her headphones while she's filing then I should be able to listen to the radio while I'm collating so I don't see why I should have to turn down the radio because I enjoy listening at a reasonable volume from nine to eleven.

[Howard Barlow]

Well, there ya go!

[kenw]

some of you are missing the point of the article. It's about "performance royalties", not about privacy, headphones or smoking.

It has been touched on in the states several times, and is one reason that satellite radio has (or considered, not certain where it ended up goiing) different cost structures for home vs commercial use. Commercial use (in restaurants, etc) includes performance royalties, home (ie, private use) does not.

[iinastynateii]

This is why you whistle while you work.

[CaptainTom]

Originally Posted by JamesB

I was told that I could listen to the radio at a reasonable volume from nine to eleven, I told Bill that if Sandra is going to listen to her headphones while she's filing then I should be able to listen to the radio while I'm collating so I don't see why I should have to turn down the radio because I enjoy listening at a reasonable volume from nine to eleven.

James
Is that from memory ? great movie.

[Terrancelee]

Yes, this is already the law here in the states. If you own a business, you are not legally allowed to play a radio station throughout your business unless you pay ASCAP/BMI/NMPA fees which pay the songwriters and publishers. Even though the radio station has ALREADY paid those fees. However, it's rare that a mom & pop operation gets fined. This is why you hear "Sonic radio" at Sonic, as well as other "non public broadcast" music at truck stops and such. They pay a monthly fee, so everyone gets their cut.

Read some of the posts on that page and this one was interesting.

Not buying any music is not the best approach to this problem. Most of the over zealous copyright infringment cases are related to music controlled by the RIAA and associates. It would be MUCH better to boycott only those artists that support the RIAA and their heavy handed tactics.
The artists that seem to have the right line of thought are bands like Radiohead which is selling their latest album directly to the fans and not giving up their rights and profit to the RIAA machine. The unusual twist is that you can buy the album at a price that YOU decide!
Yesterday Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails announced that he would no longer be involved with the RIAA mafia. I would imagine his next album will be released in a manner similar to Radiohead. We should do everything we can to help this shift away from the RIAA mafia!If this model works, other bands will be inclined to ditch the RIAA mafia as well.
Another way to hurt the RIAA and their supporters is that if you must by one of their recording, try to find at a used CD seller, where they get no more profit. The RIAA mafia will probaly lobby (pay) some congress members to make that illegal too! Take it a step further and copy the album to your computer or music device and trade the album back in at the used CD store (if it's a RIAA supporting band).
It would be cool to see a backlash against the RIAA mafia, started by some of our favorite artists. If we can buy food that says "fat free" or "sugar free", why can't we buy a CD that has a big sticker on the front that says "RIAA Free"?
I'd buy that CD, no matter who the artist is. It's more about principle at this point. The current system of music distribution is outdated, it must change!