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Compulsory licensing
what's your idea for a proper response from the "den" folks?

The "den" folks are making a predictable and entirely self-serving response. Tis to be expected. What is not expected, in fact what is a departure, is Congress' response.

New technologies always have upset the status quo. Everyone points to radio and VHS but the cable industry also had its beginnings in piracy. Cable companies, which at the beginning simply plucked broadcast signals out of the air and resold them elsewhere, were sued by broadcasters. I forget if it was court-fashioned or Congress-fashioned but the result was compulsory licensing. The broadcasters didn't like it but they had no choice. Imagine if the broadcasters had won? We'd still be watching Topper.

The difference between then and now is CBS, NBC and ABC no longer are companies in their own right. They merely are subsidiaries of huge multinationals that have political clout that was unheard of when the cable industry wore diapers. The same can be said of all the important TV, radio, recording, publishing, film companies etc that are fighting tooth and nail against today's version of the nascent cable industry.

This time they have the money to buy Congress (that's right - buy it) and they are winning. What was your favorite Topper episode??
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RIAA  FreeBSD | 10/30/03
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Tired of our Rights being sold because of Technology  Chuck Schmuck | 10/30/03
Wow, an advertising win for the music industry  FilledOut | 10/30/03
I don't buy music any more  boatelc | 10/30/03
The RIAA is making a gamble I think they'll lose  DO_z | 10/30/03
RE : The RIAA is making a gamble I think they'll lose  lmaxwell | 11/01/03
They continue to shoot themselves  lenohere | 10/30/03
What say?  Don Bradley | 10/30/03
P2P is Good For The Culture  cybershoplifter | 10/31/03
What kind of culture?  Don Bradley | 10/31/03
most guy I know who used to download  eastcoastunixman | 10/31/03
What the music business does wrong  voska | 10/31/03
Infringement is not theft  tic swayback | 10/31/03
Do ya think locking music in vaults is good?  cybershoplifter | 10/31/03
Where's my password  Patrick Jones | 10/31/03
Right, customers not theives!  Don Bradley | 10/31/03
Topic  Patrick Jones | 10/31/03
Now Some Ideas  Don Bradley | 10/31/03
Honest question?  voska | 10/31/03
Only if you believe the smoke screen  voska | 10/31/03
Don Music CD's are DEAD! Get It...  cybershoplifter | 10/31/03
You must be an RIAA shill  jtkstc | 10/31/03
"Customers" are being hurt  tic swayback | 10/31/03
re What Say  Always Annoyed | 10/31/03
BOYCOTT CD sales shoot back!  Always Annoyed | 10/31/03
keep suing, RIAA,most litigant sympathizers NEVER buy from you again, ever.  eastcoastunixman | 10/30/03
Oh, Really?  Don Bradley | 10/30/03
their losses would have been acceptable and small  eastcoastunixman | 10/30/03
Well, there's A Theory  Don Bradley | 10/30/03
Still Good For The Culture  cybershoplifter | 10/31/03
Good he's retired  Don Bradley | 10/31/03
Theft Is Good For the Culture In This Case  cybershoplifter | 10/31/03
not my fault you don't get the obvious  eastcoastunixman | 10/31/03
I can point out the grey area  voska | 10/31/03
i see what you're saying but  eastcoastunixman | 10/31/03
I Am Afraid Not  Don Bradley | 10/31/03
What about Fair Use?  voska | 10/31/03
Copyright and theft  Enton Eller | 10/31/03
The Supreme Court disagrees with you  tic swayback | 10/31/03
First of All  Don Bradley | 10/31/03
Wrong Case  tic swayback | 10/31/03
RIAA shill or just a forum troll?  Always Annoyed | 11/01/03
Another great essay by a guy who should know  becksdark | 10/31/03
Compulsory licensing  Enton Eller | 10/30/03
I Don't Get it  Don Bradley | 10/31/03
Re: I don't get it  Enton Eller | 10/31/03
Really  tic swayback | 10/31/03
Bad business decision  doctormoriarty | 10/31/03
hmm, interesting...  BFD | 10/30/03
and just in case you were talking about me  eastcoastunixman | 10/30/03
re: hmmm  Enton Eller | 10/30/03
hmm, interesting  swilkinson_z | 10/31/03
Isn't it interesting...  Fanatical Desperado | 10/31/03
How odd  voska | 10/31/03
Interesting, but wrong  tic swayback | 10/31/03
funny  lmaxwell | 11/01/03
and you are a sleaze for drawing that parallel  eastcoastunixman | 10/30/03
A real OS?  zip_z | 10/31/03
Oops! Foiled again.  Mack DaNife | 10/31/03
no, the design can be inherently insecure  eastcoastunixman | 10/31/03
zip.. the FUD is coming out your ears  FreeBSD | 10/31/03
Leave Sun out of it  FilledOut | 10/31/03
Strong-Arm Tactics usually are...  BitTwiddler | 10/31/03
Misquote  tic swayback | 10/31/03
50+% reduction = "making a dent"????  ejhonda | 10/31/03
Kazaa go away?  cybershoplifter | 10/31/03
Another Topic  Patrick Jones | 10/31/03
Canada vs USA....for all the bitties of the world  cybershoplifter | 10/31/03
Canada, go to jail for 'sharing'.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/03
In Canada  voska | 10/31/03
How WRONG you are...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/03
No you are wrong  voska | 10/31/03
Voska, you've been duped by a low life.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/03
You link shows nothing saying P2P is illegal  voska | 10/31/03
Ooops sorry...  No_Ax_to_Grind - | 10/31/03
Looking  voska | 10/31/03
Another low life wanna be.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/03
Bit Byte is the true FUDMEISTER!  FreeBSD | 10/31/03
You need glasses???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/03
Not according to Canadian Copy right laws  voska | 10/31/03
Straigt from the Canada law books  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/03
Technically but I'll explain it a bit better.  voska | 10/31/03
One more mess up... hang on.  No_Ax_to_Grind - | 10/31/03
Oh an by the way  voska | 10/31/03
Like shooting fish in a barrel...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/03
same odds as lottery ticket buyers  cybershoplifter | 10/31/03
Ah, another fish...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/03
waiting on my lottery ticket or lawsuit  cybershoplifter | 10/31/03
I've been waiting forever now too... C'mon!  cjules13 | 10/31/03
BOYCOTT  Always Annoyed | 10/31/03
RIAA and YOU  hpc_2003 | 10/31/03

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