[BC] Where did the RIAA go off the track?

[RichardBJohnson@comcast.net]

	Does anybody know how the metamorphosis from the RIAA curve to the 
RIAA hijack actually occurred?
Many broadcast "old-timers" remember when the RIAA was a standards 
organization. They codified recording
standards and defined what "gold" or "platinum" sales represented. 
Author's licenses were handled by
ASCAP, SESAC, and BMI, etc. That way, a radio station or other 
"outlet" could purchase a yearly license,
based upon coverage area. Authors, composers, and musicians somehow 
got paid without any interference
from RIAA. It would be interesting to find out the truth behind 
RIAA's new presence in previously uncharted
territory. My bet is it's all about graft and corruption.

Further reading...
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20061219/121441.shtml
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061026-8085.html

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Cheers,
Richard B. Johnson


  -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Rich Wood <richwood at pobox.com>
 > ------ At 03:19 AM 4/17/2007, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: -------
 >
 > >Couldnt internet streamers in America get around some of this 
crap by having
 > >servers in Europe?
 > >
 > >I know one very popular and well known stremaing provider that offers a
 > >choice of a US or Europe server
 >
 > I believe copyright law is supposed to be respected worldwide.
 >
 > Rich
 >