Re:No More Free Work from Marak: Pay Me or Fork This
by pitay on Monday November 09, 2020 @03:52AM
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At least you had the right to resell CDs. Something lost even in DRM free online services. Cannot even give (transfer) a copy of the digital thing they bought to someone on the same service (ie they have it on their account, you now don't). The change to digital distribution has destroyed customer rights.
Re:No More Free Work from Marak: Pay Me or Fork This
by lixtra on Monday November 09, 2020 @06:26AM
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> Recording from the radio is technically unlawful
I thought this was settled the other way in https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Corp._of_America_v._Uni....
Re:No More Free Work from Marak: Pay Me or Fork This
by sbuk on Monday November 09, 2020 @07:41AM
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My frame of reference there is the UK. Should've been more explicit stating that. Sorry :)
Re:No More Free Work from Marak: Pay Me or Fork This
by musicale on Monday November 09, 2020 @10:14PM
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In the US the Audio Home Recording Act explicitly legalized noncommercial recording (and also created a tape/CD-r tax to compensate copyright holders.) In an alternate reality this could have legalized file sharing onto (taxed) MP3 players. (Though the subsequent NET act added criminal penalties.)
How did Apple's Rip. Mix. Burn. campaign play out in the UK?
Also, if you’re arguing against 30% fees, Spotify takes about 30% as a margin on every fee they receive, more for ads.