[BC] Legit copies of copywrited material

[WFIFeng at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/23/2007 10:01:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
hykker at wildblue.net writes:

> How does this address the fact that distribution of promo copies
>  has also gone toward downloads replacing CDs...in the case of a
>  current-based format there's a good possibility that you NEVER had a hard
>  copy of a given song.
>  
>  Given that few stations these days actually play CDs anymore, I'm sure
>  this has been addressed by the powers-that-be.

In the past 2 years, the number of physical CD's I received at WFIF steadily 
declined, as I subscribed to the "PLAY MPE" service, and began downloading the 
music, instead. This was a HUGE benefit to the station, because we were now 
getting music that previously we couldn't because they just weren't sending 
CD's to "small" stations like ours.

It truly is a win-win scenario, in that the "cost-per-copy distributed" drops 
from about $1 per CD (costs of everything from manufacture to mailing) to 
pennies-per-download. Suddenly, non-music intensive stations and "mon-and-pops" 
in small markets have the same access to the same music that only the "big 
guns" once had.

Obviously, someone had to have made exceptions for distribution to 
Broadcasters, where there is no more physical media. This would also apply to consumers 
who purchase downloaded music.

WIllie...


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