RIAA takes aim at digital radio

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Steve Bellovin <smb () research att com>
Date: June 12, 2004 10:08:59 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: RIAA takes aim at digital radio

The RIAA doesn't like digital radio, it seems -- it's afraid that
people will listen to what they want instead of what they're being
fed by the networks.  Quite apart from the usual worry of "they'll
record it and spread it all over the Internet" worry, they want
even more.  Their proposed system would permit time-shifting
recorders, but would not recorders capable of breaking up a broadcast
into individual songs.  "RIAA officials said digital-radio players
could soon allow listeners to record certain songs automatically
when they are broadcast, allowing them to build a free library of
music they otherwise might pay for".


http://wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,63819,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_3


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