Comments on: ASCAP: ‘You’re all pirates, but don’t fret’ http://www.p2pnet.net/story/23804 p2pnet.net - reader powered Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:36:01 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: SteelWolf http://www.p2pnet.net/story/23804/comment-page-1#comment-977022 SteelWolf Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:31:00 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=23804#comment-977022 The reason why this bull@#$% doesn't get shot down immediately is that ASCAP, the RIAA, and all of the other Cartel Clones takes everybody on a wild ride through the spaces between the law. In arguments like this one, they're trying to say that the "public performances" offered by the ringtones are providing indirect financial gain to the carriers (even though it's the users who purchase and use the songs). Sadly, this gives them some wiggle-room to argue and these kinds of "interpretations" of the law have not yet been solidly defeated in court. Even when they have (remember "making available"?) these eels repackage it and keep on spinning. These games aren't going to stop until we write new laws that clearly and explicitly give rights to end users. Something like, "when a song is purchased, the purchaser gains any and all rights provided there is no significant financial gain." The reason why this bull@#$% doesn’t get shot down immediately is that ASCAP, the RIAA, and all of the other Cartel Clones takes everybody on a wild ride through the spaces between the law. In arguments like this one, they’re trying to say that the “public performances” offered by the ringtones are providing indirect financial gain to the carriers (even though it’s the users who purchase and use the songs). Sadly, this gives them some wiggle-room to argue and these kinds of “interpretations” of the law have not yet been solidly defeated in court. Even when they have (remember “making available”?) these eels repackage it and keep on spinning. These games aren’t going to stop until we write new laws that clearly and explicitly give rights to end users. Something like, “when a song is purchased, the purchaser gains any and all rights provided there is no significant financial gain.”

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