RIAA AT THE CONVENTIONS

[candy_kisses69]

Appararently the RIAA has been at the Democrat Convenvention and plans on being at the Republican Convention next week


Here is the url.

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/08/riaa-mpaa-conve.html

 

[radioboy]

Inside Radio's top stories this morning were about the push to impose royalties on terrestrial radio
and the DNC's desire to have stations provide free air time to candidates.

The battle(s) that internet radio is fighting now, broadcast stations will be fighting soon.

If a copyright czar is in place, by either political party, radio will lose. This picture ain't pretty.

 

[RadioMan203]

Simple and to the point, the RIAA needs to be abolished. They should go back to their phonograph equalization curve and stop turning both terrestrial and internet radio into a train wreck.

 

[candy_kisses69]

Simple and to the point, the RIAA needs to be abolished. They should go back to their phonograph equalization curve and stop turning both terrestrial and internet radio into a train wreck.

Thats funny. I couldn't agree with you more

But unfortunately you know they aren't going anywhere anytime soon. They have the Riaa and the Soundexchange
to represent the artists but don't really have a group that represent the side of radio to fight just as hard as the Riaa.

 

[Kent]

But unfortunately you know they aren't going anywhere anytime soon. They have the Riaa and the Soundexchange
to represent the artists but don't really have a group that represent the side of radio to fight just as hard as the Riaa.

Actually, there is a side that represents radio. It's called the NAB, and I seem to remember reading it spent more on lobbying than any of the recording industry allies. I would argue it's not getting much for its money, but I guess it did manage to push the Performance Rights Act off of the agenda for the immediate future. So, it won that battle.

By the way, I'm putting a link at the bottom of this message. It's an article in the Onion from about six years ago. To see how poorly the NAB has done at protecting its interests, it's sad to think the idea of radio royalties was so stupid six years ago that it was satire, but, now, that stupidity is being taken seriously by Congress.

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/riaa_sues_radio_stations_for

 

[Carmine5]

Simple and to the point, the RIAA needs to be abolished. They should go back to their phonograph equalization curve

Hey, now that LPs are coming back in style maybe the RIAA could still have a small but honorable future--instead of disgracing itself by suing kids, grandmothers and dead people.

C5

 

[cnymike]

"It's criminal," RIAA president Hilary Rosen said. "Anyone at any time can simply turn on a radio and hear a copyrighted song. Making matters worse, these radio stations often play the best, catchiest song off the album over and over until people get sick of it. Where is the incentive for people to go out and buy the album?"

If that's the case, where has the RIAA been for the last 50 years?

With that statement, the RIAA simply removed all doubt as to if they were just going after everybody for money.

The other thing I like is how she goes into how radio stations use a special transmitter, and if you're lucky enough to own a piece of technology that receives the signal, you can listen to. She just sounds so ignorant.

 

[Starbucks]

It's in a phase where history will repeat itself...the only question is when. As far as going back to vinyl....that was already challenged by the recording industry including the artist themselves (Bing Crosby, Paul Whiteman, etc) stating on the record label that any disc jockey or radio station that plays there material on the air ...will be sued....so it happened back in 1940, Paul Whiteman a top performer back then sued a disc Jockey in court...and LOST. The judge ruled that anyone who purchases a recording legally...has the right to do anything they want with it....as long as they don't profit or profit illegally, and that was the end of that. Until ...digital came.

 

[Kent]

If that's the case, where has the RIAA been for the last 50 years?

With that statement, the RIAA simply removed all doubt as to if they were just going after everybody for money.

The other thing I like is how she goes into how radio stations use a special transmitter, and if you're lucky enough to own a piece of technology that receives the signal, you can listen to. She just sounds so ignorant.

It's not meant to be taken that seriously. Hilary never said anything as ignorant as The Onion was stating. The Onion is pure satire. At the time the article was written, there were all the internet royalty and independent promoter debates going on in Congress. So, this article was just poking fun at the RIAA and their double standards. It was so ridiculous in 2002 that no one would have fathomed the idea they'd be pressing terrestrial radio for royalties. However, six years later, they're doing exactly that.