The Perform Act

[picklemonkey]

Anybody hear about this? It's a US bill to try to make recording internet/satellite radio streams illegal..

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:s.00256:

Leave it to Biden. I'm so disappointed in Obama's choice here.

[thesightless]

Re: The Perform Act

politicsd aside, what's next? paying a flat royalty charge for attending any place that plays music.

[88Mariner]

Re: The Perform Act

Anybody hear about this? It's a US bill to try to make recording internet/satellite radio streams illegal..

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:s.00256:

Leave it to Biden. I'm so disappointed in Obama's choice here.

Does this have to do with the XM/Sirius merger?

[thesightless]

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probably, find out who donated to biden in the preceding months to a year.

[Miguel]

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^^ there lies the answer

Bidens donations comes mostly from law firms and a credit card company now owned by Bank of America

maybe one of this lawfirms represent a record company or something.

is said one of his benefactors is involved in a payoff to John Edwards's mistress for relocation purpuses

[88Mariner]

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wouldnt this be something that these radio/internet/satellite companies want? I mean, is this not protecting property rights?

edit: i only bring this up because of Jeff Collins' recent success in getting his track signed, and I've been doing some reading (albeit minimal) into property rights and stuff...

Update; found this; http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10024163-38.html

[simonr]

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Because with a global economic downturn and the crisis in iraq ... this is obviously a key priority

[thesightless]

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lol, wait "global economic correction" (NYtimes yesterday)

Because with a global economic downturn and the crisis in iraq ... this is obviously a key priority

[RiseandShine]

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biden ftw:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10024163-38.html

disapointed too...

[jeffrey collins]

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Remember guys. Biden is one of the guys who brought about the RAVE act and basically killed what was a really fun and harmless thing for many people who couldn't go to big clubs yet but loved electronic music just the same.

Like the saying goes. It only takes one bad apple to spoil it for the rest of us.

The government has been all over Sirius and XM since Howard left regular radio...so I wouldn't be surprised if his old radio station didn't have a big stake in this too.

[jeffrey collins]

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wouldnt this be something that these radio/internet/satellite companies want? I mean, is this not protecting property rights?

edit: i only bring this up because of Jeff Collins' recent success in getting his track signed, and I've been doing some reading (albeit minimal) into property rights and stuff...

Update; found this; http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10024163-38.html

And THANKS BRO. I love you too!!!

[Dhar_2]

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what a load of BS!!

havent they got more important things to do!!!