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From: "D P Ingram" <[log in to unmask]>
> On 22 jun 2007, at 06.14, Steven C. Barr(x) wrote:
>
> > . However, I have seen e-mail suggesting
> > that the "record industry" is now considering demanding royalties
> > for electromagnetic-radio play of their product...!
> >
>
> And why not "level" the playing field a little then... Let the ether
> stations pay the same as proposed for the net stations, taking their
> listenership figures as the base (which they use to sell records, so
> they are bound to be honest, heh).
>
Which would be QUITE interesting! The next time they expect to get the
parcel of free "promo copies"...in lieu of that they get a bill for the
full price of each recording, along with the estimated amount due for
the previous month...!
Steven C. Barr
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