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---- http://news.com.com/2100-1023-944640.html?tag=politech RIAA talks tough on Web radio copying By Declan McCullagh July 17, 2002, 4:50 PM PT WASHINGTON--The Recording Industry Association of America said Wednesday that it has begun pressing for anti-copying technology in future digital radio standards. Mitch Glazier, the association's top lobbyist, said the RIAA is contacting IT and consumer electronics groups to ask them to consider a "broadcast flag" for digital music sent through the Internet, satellite or cable. [...] The idea is straightforward: Future hardware and software would treat music differently if it were designated as broadcast-only, preventing users from saving it or uploading it. Currently programs like StreamRipper or StreamCatcher can record streaming music distributed through Webcasting. But because people might not use these new kinds of music receivers if given a choice, new federal laws likely would be necessary to compel software and hardware manufacturers to abide by the broadcast-only designation. [...] --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
