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[FYI] (Fwd) FC: RIAA escalates attack on music piracy, wants "broadcast flag"
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RIAA talks tough on Web radio copying
By Declan McCullagh
July 17, 2002, 4:50 PM PT
WASHINGTON--The Recording Industry Association of America said
Wednesday that it has begun pressing for anti-copying technology in
future digital radio standards.
Mitch Glazier, the association's top lobbyist, said the RIAA is
contacting IT and consumer electronics groups to ask them to
consider a "broadcast flag" for digital music sent through the
Internet, satellite or cable.
[...]
The idea is straightforward: Future hardware and software would
treat music differently if it were designated as broadcast-only,
preventing users from saving it or uploading it. Currently programs
like StreamRipper or StreamCatcher can record streaming music
distributed through Webcasting.
But because people might not use these new kinds of music receivers
if given a choice, new federal laws likely would be necessary to
compel software and hardware manufacturers to abide by the
broadcast-only designation.
[...]
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