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

[DANA PUOPOLO]

But, see the **IA's want it BOTH ways! For example, when you buy a CD or DVD,
they both claim that you don't OWN the material on the CD or DVD, you simply
bought a license to use ot. Fine, I'll buy that (pun intended). But now, when
you want to copy that material OFF the medium they provided it on to one more
convienent for you to use, (in other words, use your LICENSED material) they
say NO, you can't do that. OR...if your CD or DVD gets damaged, you should be
able to get another copy of the LICENSED, material on it via download, or
replacement CD or DVD for some nominal charge (say 1/3 the cost of a new one;
remember you already own the license to USE the stuff, you just want the
medium replaced). AGAIN, they say NO and force you to buy a NEW license at
full retail price.  In contrast to this, most game and software companies WILL
replace a damaged DC for a nominal charge. Even Microsoft will.

The RIAA and MPAA want it both ways - they want it one way when it suits them
and the opposite way when it suits THEM! 

They are the most anti-consumer cartels in history!

-D



------ Original Message ------
Received: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 11:14:11 AM PDT
From: WFIFeng at aol.com
To: broadcast at radiolists.net
Subject: Re: [BC] Section 115 Reform Act (SIRA) of 2006

In a message dated 06/07/2006 01:22:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
armtx at mhcable.com writes:

> Let me add a question to this.
>  
>  Because I really don't understand.
>  
>  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.
>  
>  So the artist and owners of the music are both getting paid.
>  
>  I don't understand how that is theft when payments are being made... then
>  again I'm not a lawyer.

I'd like to second this. Here we are, already shelling out significant sums 
to ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC every month for the privilege of advertising their 
product to our listeners... we get the music, itself, for free from the 
promotors, anyway. I would think that they would *prefer* that station groups
share a 
single CD for their music on HD, because that saves them a few $$. Many Record

Co's are now shifting to an all-digital delivery system, such as the PromoOnly

MPE. One download can easily "feed" an entire cluster of stations with 
extremely low cost to the promotors.

It would be nice to get a handle on this whole matter, because it does 
adversely affect every one of us that play even as little as one song per
month.

Willie...
WFIF

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