On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 01:35:44PM -0400, Feldhamer, Stuart wrote: > I think radio broadcasters have contracts with the RIAA where they >pay a small fee for the right to broadcast music.
Actually, they license the broadcast rights to songs from ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. http://www.ascap.com/licensing/radio/radiofaq.html http://www.bmi.com/licensing/business/generalfaq.asp http://www.sesac.com/licensing/broadcast_licensing_faq1.asp > On another note, I don't know if sharing the MP3 files with Jim is >necessarily illegal. It may be covered under "fair use" laws, like >making a copy of a tape for a friend. As long as it isn't spread all >over the Internet, that is. I hate to tell you this, but "fair use" does *not* cover making a copy of a tape for a friend. That's (technically) illegal. Fair use covers things like making a tape from a CD. As long as you keep the CD, you can play the tape for your own personal use. At least this is the case is the United States. -- Lee K. Seitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
