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[News] Free (as in Freedom) Music Bad News to RIAA; MSNBC Sought 'Piracy Tax'

  • Subject: [News] Free (as in Freedom) Music Bad News to RIAA; MSNBC Sought 'Piracy Tax'
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:44:05 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
It's time for the RIAA to the face the music

,----[ Quote ]
| You set the price, pay it directly to the artists, they have little overhead, 
| make money, and you get DRM-free music. 
| 
| [...]
| 
| Now comes another artist trying the same thing. Saul Williams is giving the 
| model a go with The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggytardust. 
`----

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/10/29/wonky-rant-riaa

NBC->MSNBC->Microsoft

Report: NBC wanted a cut of iPod revenue

,----[ Quote ]
| A source familiar with NBC Universal's negotiations confirmed that the 
| company asked for a slice of iPod revenue but only after Apple refused to 
| budge on variable pricing.  
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http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9806737-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Ouch. Watch the stories below in sequence.


Related:

Microsoft says Zune executive will leave company

,----[ Quote ]
| Bryan Lee, corporate vice president at Microsoft's entertainment
| and devices division, also played a key role in shaping the Xbox
| game console business and the introduction of its Internet
| Protocol television software.
`----

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6155200.html


Music industry meeting could change the Zune

,----[ Quote ]
| Bryan Lee, corporate vice present for Microsoft's entertainment
| business, told me today that the meeting was set up as part of the
| deal struck between Microsoft and music business honchos, who are
| always wary of piracy... The meeting was supposed to take place "some
| time after the holidays," he said. It also talks about the future
| of the zune.
`----

http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2007/01/music_industry_meeting_could_change_the_zune.html
http://tinyurl.com/y7z5wl


Microsoft may pay Zune tax twice

,----[ Quote ]
| Microsoft's private deal with Universal Music to pay the record
| label a voluntary royalty of $1 for every Zune player it sells
| has raised eyebrows across both the technology and music
| industries. But it might not be the last payment Redmond owes
| from Zune, we've discovered.
`----

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/14/microsoft_zune_royalties/


Universal to seek money for each iPod sold

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| "It would be a nice idea. We have a negotiation coming up not too
| far. I don't see why we wouldn't do that... but maybe not in the
| same way," Morris said. His "same way" comment is a reference tot
| he Zune, which Universal already gets $1 from after signing a deal
| with Microsoft.
`----

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061128-8309.html


A Legitimate Reason to Hate the Zune (And Microsoft Too)

,----[ Quote ]
| Here's the situation: Microsoft has agreed to pay a portion of
| the profits from the sales of the Zune to a record company
| (Universal) because the Zune will undoubtedly be used to 
| store unpurchased songs.
| 
| [...]
| 
| Here it is important to remember a few simple things. The
| money goes to the Universal, not to the artists. 
| 
| [...]
| 
| Microsoft's move sets a bad precedent and turns all consumers into
| thieves without evidence.
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http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/comments/a-legitimate-reason-to-hate-the-zune-and-microsoft-too/

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