WLFX All Elvis?

[Nostatic1]

Things are heating up down in the Berea Richmond area with the recent WLFX format change from Classic Rock to all Elvis. Check out their web site at WLFXFM.com and read the comments.

 

[Bengalsfan]

Wonder what Kelly is stunting for?

 

[timespentnotlistening]

Maybe they can put that community icon 'Big World' in an Elvis suit to promote the station! He was spotted in a Santa suit around Christmas time!

 

[GeneSavage]

I'm glad to be able to listen via streaming, but how is this legal? The Digital Millennium Copyright Act makes it pretty clear that in any 3-hour period, you're not to play more than 3 songs from any album and no more than 4 recorded songs by the same artist.

Here's one reference:
http://www.wfuv.org/audio/streamdmca.html

Here's another one saying the same thing:
http://loudcity.com/broadcast/requirements

...And here's a third one:
http://wiki.live365.com/pmwiki.php?n=Broadcasting.DMCA

What gives?

 

[Bengalsfan]

I'm glad to be able to listen via streaming, but how is this legal? The Digital Millennium Copyright Act makes it pretty clear that in any 3-hour period, you're not to play more than 3 songs from any album and no more than 4 recorded songs by the same artist.

That's for streaming, not over the air broadcasting.

 

[BobOnTheJob]

I'm glad to be able to listen via streaming, but how is this legal? The Digital Millennium Copyright Act makes it pretty clear that in any 3-hour period, you're not to play more than 3 songs from any album and no more than 4 recorded songs by the same artist.

That's for streaming, not over the air broadcasting.

How does the rule apply when you're streaming an over the air broadcast? Does the fact that the stream is fed from an air signal allow unlimited plays from the same artist? I've never delved much into streaming so I honestly have no idea how a situation like this works from the legality standpoint. Does the fact that the songs are crossfaded/segued & therefore not aired in the entirety in the clear (not able to be duplicated for re-use) come into play?

 

[radiorob2.0]

I'm glad to be able to listen via streaming, but how is this legal? The Digital Millennium Copyright Act makes it pretty clear that in any 3-hour period, you're not to play more than 3 songs from any album and no more than 4 recorded songs by the same artist.

That's for streaming, not over the air broadcasting.

How does the rule apply when you're streaming an over the air broadcast? Does the fact that the stream is fed from an air signal allow unlimited plays from the same artist? I've never delved much into streaming so I honestly have no idea how a situation like this works from the legality standpoint. Does the fact that the songs are crossfaded/segued & therefore not aired in the entirety in the clear (not able to be duplicated for re-use) come into play?

Much of the DMCA is based on paranoia. It is believed that someone will hold a microphone up to a set of computer speakers and, God forbid, record the performance. Okay, that is embellished but not by much.

I ran fully compliant internet radio station. One of the means of compliance involved Digital Rights Management or DRM. DRM was an encryption that was suppose to deter theft. Instead it kept many end users, including all "macheads" from hearing our stream. We pulled DRM after the labels did the same. But here is the kicker, the encryption didn't do anything to deter theft. I could set up my windows mixer to record the stream. The voodoo that DRM was suppose to do didn't really work.

Eventually, cooler heads will prevail and everyone will make money without the paranoia.

 

[GeneSavage]

While I agree the DMCA isn't worth using to clean up after an extended bathroom break...

And while I agree that it doesn't apply to their OVER THE AIR broadcast...

Doesn't it apply to their stream?