The Absolute Coolest Scheme of All-Time

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Coming from the Recording Industry Association of America.

Originally Posted by The R.F.I.A.A.

The recent U.S. Copyright Office ruling regarding webcasting designated SoundExchange to collect and distribute to all nonmembers as well as its members. The Librarian of Congress issued his decision with rates and terms to govern the compulsory license for webcasters (Internet-only radio) and simulcastors (retransmissions).

SRCOs (sound recording copyright owners) are subject to a compulsory license for the use of their music...SoundExchange was established to administer the collection and distribution of royalties from such compulsory licenses taken by noninteractive streaming services that use satellite, cable or Internet methods of distribution.

So, as with all news items, an analogy might help.

This is like Sam's Club, garnisheeing your wages, and WHEN you want to spend that money they are "holding", you can just become a member of their club.

It doesn't matter if you go to some chic club in New York with some garage musicians, record that on your cell phone, and submit it to a satellite radio station or put it on pod-cast. The RIAA will bill you for their royalities when you post it. Even if the garage band isn't signed with any music production company. They could have a Pioneer DVR-112 DVD burner they're using to make DVD+R audio disks -- the RIAA will be able to legally file in civil court for the perceived royalities, and that case will be supported by Federal Law.


That is even more outstanding than back in the 1960's when AT&T was putting up L4 towers across America in an effort to make a mesh transmission network. All at tax payer expense, and about 80% have been sold for a quarter of the construction cost (a few are actually still used for various telecommunication means).



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Pornographic companies are going to start charging for masturbation, even if you're whacking it to Judy Garland in "Over the Rainbow".