Comments on: Music law: Boring but important http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/08/music-law-boring-but-important/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:49:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/08/music-law-boring-but-important/#comment-342421 mathewi Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:33:01 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/08/music-law-boring-but-important/#comment-342421 Um, thanks Ben :-)<br><br>I'm not sure about having a leg to stand on -- there have been<br>decisions and rulings in the past that suggested streaming and/or<br>downloads might be considered a reproduction. I still think it's<br>primarily a negotiating tactic. Um, thanks Ben :-)

I'm not sure about having a leg to stand on — there have been
decisions and rulings in the past that suggested streaming and/or
downloads might be considered a reproduction. I still think it's
primarily a negotiating tactic.

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/08/music-law-boring-but-important/#comment-342419 mathewi Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:31:01 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/08/music-law-boring-but-important/#comment-342419 I think that's exactly what they have in mind, Karoli. I think that's exactly what they have in mind, Karoli.

]]> By: Ben Lucier http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/08/music-law-boring-but-important/#comment-342420 Ben Lucier Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:29:43 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/08/music-law-boring-but-important/#comment-342420 You're right, that was boring. Still important, regardless. It seems pretty clear to me that Sony doesn't have a leg to stand on. So if Sony told Harry Fox to stop licensing content, what's next for them? What will the fallout be? You're right, that was boring. Still important, regardless. It seems pretty clear to me that Sony doesn't have a leg to stand on. So if Sony told Harry Fox to stop licensing content, what's next for them? What will the fallout be?

]]> By: Karoli http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/08/music-law-boring-but-important/#comment-342418 Karoli Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:26:06 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/01/08/music-law-boring-but-important/#comment-342418 Mathew I appreciate the fact that you're following this issue and continuing to write about it. It's a really pivotal time for music and musicians, and the issues are very complex. <br><br>This sounds like Sony is trying to revive the issues that were at the fore a few months ago when Congress authorized the quadrupled fees for streaming music. Is Sony's goal here to double-dip the royalty trough by trying to define streaming content as both performance and reproduction? Sure feels like it to me. Mathew I appreciate the fact that you're following this issue and continuing to write about it. It's a really pivotal time for music and musicians, and the issues are very complex.

This sounds like Sony is trying to revive the issues that were at the fore a few months ago when Congress authorized the quadrupled fees for streaming music. Is Sony's goal here to double-dip the royalty trough by trying to define streaming content as both performance and reproduction? Sure feels like it to me.

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