[BC] Section 115 Reform Act (SIRA) of 2006

[Rich Wood]

------ At 01:21 PM 6/7/2006, Ernie Belanger wrote: -------

>If you are paying royalties for playing the music.. what does it matter if
>you bought it or downloaded it????
>
>You don't have the CD but you are paying a "rental" for use of the music via
>the royalties you are paying.

I believe the possession of the actual CD is proof enough that 
payment has been made. I would think the same would be true of having 
a receipt in house for the download. I think the same laws apply to 
the use of the content regardless of the delivery system.

In the case I was involved in I would bet the attorneys would ask the 
same questions. How many copies have you made, where are they and how 
are they being used. My experience happened even before there was 
licensing of Internet streaming and before the RIAA started making a 
racket. I can only imagine what would happen today when licensing 
organizations are even willing to sue kids who share music.

I don't like the concept of theft of intellectual property. I also 
wish we'd never invented the word digital and bastardized it to mean 
high quality. Sometimes I think no one in these licensing 
organizations has ever listened to the product.

Rich

Rich Wood
Rich Wood Multimedia
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