And if the PRSs would get off their asses and extract a fee from the ISPs,
the internet file sharing debacle (and hopefully the RIAA) would
disintegrate.

Then again, one of the biggest ISPs (AOL) is also one of the biggest record
lables (Warners)...

--
Doug Osborne

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"John LeBlanc" wrote in message
...
Back in the Dark Ages when I was paid to wear the title of "Program
Director"
there were two survey periods that we talked about most. The music
licensing one
always produced the most bitching and moaning, and not just from the
announcers.
The owners often bitched about having to write those checks for licensing.

There were apocryphal stories of BMI goons "shaking down" bar owners for
checks,
but from a songwriter point of view, I thought that was perfectly okay by
me.
Shake 'em on down.

Before this article, I really don't remember the last time I read a news
story
about licensing agencies hitting the streets to enforce this stuff.
Another
"voice in the wilderness" trying to hammer home the point that music isn't
free.

John



"A music licensing agency that represents singers such as Sheryl Crow and
Dolly
Parton has filed a federal copyright lawsuit that could silence karaoke
nights
in central Indiana.

"In a lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis,
Broadcast
Music Inc. alleges an eastside bar violated copyright laws by hosting
karaoke
and live music shows without paying licensing fees to use popular songs."

http://www.theindychannel.com/entert...70/detail.html

"serious fun" wrote in message
m...
And if the PRSs would get off their asses and extract a fee from the ISPs,
the internet file sharing debacle (and hopefully the RIAA) would
disintegrate.

Why do you believe the ISPs should be held liable for the actions of their
subscribers? Don't you think, instead, individuals should be held responsible
for their own actions?

This doesn't even speak to the fact that ISPs could not filter unauthorized
music files anyway; they can only limit bandwidth.

I shuttle loads of MP3 files over the Internet. The difference is they are
either mine, or the owners have given explicit permission for me to have them.
Why should my Internet access be throttled because others can't abide by the
law?

John