Music Cartel Wheel Out Big Guns To Stifle Technical Innovation

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Yes folks the RIAA and its members are once again trying to use the law to stifle an innovative devices that would allow you to do such things as alter the playlist on a sequence of songs and worse record the extremely low quality songs that they charge a licence fee on. :roll:

http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1189

In a move long anticipated, the music industry represented by the RIAA has finally moved against XM Satellite Radio. Represented by law firm Jenner & Block LLP, no less than 10 big name record companies filed a federal complaint in New York Federal Court’s southern district.

In a statement made to the Los Angeles Times, XM stated “it would fight the suit” and the device "allow consumers to listen to and record radio just as the law has allowed for decades." In addition, XM stated the music industry was simply looking for leverage to break through its extensive negotiations.
This is a negotiating tactic on the part of the industry to gain an advantage in our private business discussions."

If only the public was as selfish as the music Cartel, they would be paying us for listeneing to the hyped crap they try to pass off on the consumer.

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More feedback on this issue folks

http://hrrc.org/news/PressRelease051706.html

The industry that advised consumers, the Congress and the courts that it would not abuse the legal tools it sought from them has done just that, charged the Home Recording Rights Coalition (HRRC) today. In a suit aimed directly at consumer practices it has long led the public to believe it had no intention to challenge, the recording industry has now, via lawsuit, labeled its best customers as pirates and sought unprecedented tools to use against them. Today HRRC Chairman Gary Shapiro said:

"The HRRC is proud of our history of working with the entertainment industry when the industry's goals and promises have appeared reasonable," continued Shapiro. "The action taken yesterday indicates that representations to the Congress, the courts and the public are not enough to assure that the music industry will keep its promises, to us or to the public and its elected and judicial representatives."

Its nice to see folks waking up to this standard method of legal deception used by the Cartel and noticing that their promises are at best hollow.