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The Hamsters get good music!!!
Prince | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 08:32 pm  I've lost all audio too. I'm going through BB withdrawal already!!! I want to know what they are talking about. |
Tatianna | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 08:35 pm  Thanks for the info Lawyerman! Prince- You are not alone! I kicked hubby of the computer for the night, thinking I was in for some laughs, but alas, silence Sad thing is, I am still watching them wondering what they are saying |
Voyeur | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 08:35 pm  janine, sending it out over the internet is indeed "distributing" it. Why do you think Napster is in hot water? A friend of mine is a copyright/patent attorney, and I've had to deal with this issue for such things as performances of plays and live performances of music, whether money is involved or not. |
Fifi | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 08:36 pm  I just came back from watching the show (which had me in hysterics btw) and Dang! No audio! If they aren't letting us hear any audio then they should stop playing copyrighted music. I'd much rather hear "The Freaks that Funk" rather than no audio at all. |
Fifi | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 08:42 pm  Lawyerman: I just check Viacom's website and they don't own a record company as a subsidiary. They own everything from TV, Video (Blockbuster), to movies. But no music companies. How long are we gonna go without audio??? This is driving me nuts!!! |
Masterchap | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 08:43 pm  THEN BUY THE CD. paul simon is god |
Kjun4 | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 08:46 pm  I'm glad I'm not the only one either, shoot I rebot and reconnect thinking it was my computer, they are all moving there bodies around, I wonder what they are listening to? Help!! Come On Big Brother it's our last 24 hours. |
Lawyerman | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 08:48 pm  CBS can actually play a lot of songs over the internet without permission of the copyright holder, but CBS needs to do it in a specific way. I'm no expert in the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, but as I recall, some of the restrictions are that (1) you can't publicly stream more than three songs from the same album in a four hour (I think) time block, (2) you can't play more than six songs from the same artist in a four hour time block, and (3) you can't play more than three songs in a row from the same artist without permission from the copyright holders. These are the general restrictions I can recall from memory, but I'm probably off on the specifics. (If there are any attorneys out there, I think you can check the statute directly, and I think you can also look this up in the CFR's for the DMCA.) If you go to MyPlay.com, which is a web site which allows users to upload MP3's and stream them for internet broadcast, I think the specifics of the restrictions are posted somewhere on that web site. (When I tried that web site, I could not get around the restrictions unless I completely changed the info on the MP3 ID tags to make it look like I was playing different artists, etc..) Anyway, the point is, BB/CBS *can* play copyrighted music over the internet. They just have to do it in a specific manner. |
Voyeur | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 09:39 pm  Lawyerman, I'm no expert either, but I just reviewed the text of the DMCA, and I can't find any reference to streaming music over the internet. Looking at the myplay.com site, it appears that they are claiming exemption under some rules that are intended for an entirely different purpose, and those rules only apply because myplay.com only rebroadcasts what other people have put together, they don't originate the music. Incidentally, as far as I can tell, this part does cover CBS for broadcasting what the HG sing (as well as what they may read from books and magazines), but does *not* cover them for anything they choose to play. |
Lawyerman | Thursday, September 28, 2000 - 09:55 pm  I found the DCMA information regarding streaming audio that is on the MyPlay.com web site. You can read it here: http://www.myplay.com/mp/help/help.jsp?pname=top_dmca As far as the specifics of the act, I think those are found more in the CFR's than in the statute itself. Like you, I too remember reading the statute carefully and not finding anything. Again, I'm not an expert in this area of law, but if you ever get busted for assaulting a police officer or selling drugs, or if your free speech rights have been violated, let me know.  |
Wyndie | Friday, September 29, 2000 - 04:56 am  I still want to know what Paul Simon cd that was... does anyone remember? When did y'all get sound back last night? If at all? Please, please, if anyone remembers which Paul Simon that was I would really like to know... I want to make a trip to Warehouse Music. |
Bbrubberneck | Friday, September 29, 2000 - 05:04 am  Wyndie I'm not positive, but I think the album was called "Graceland" |
Masterchap | Friday, September 29, 2000 - 05:16 am  Oct. 3rd - New Paul Simon CD You're the One Buy it. Believe it. |
Prince | Friday, September 29, 2000 - 01:23 pm  More music on the feeds after the HGs got a special lunch treat. |
Prince | Friday, September 29, 2000 - 01:31 pm  Just as last night, the sounds have been cut-off the feeds. This is the last day, give us a break BB. |
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