Very interesting. In today's fluid world of digital media, sometimes I see two possible future outcomes: either doing away with copyright altogether, or an enforcement of intellectual property rights that will amount to a sort of "copyright police state." Could make a good science-fiction book. Marcos --On Tuesday, April 25, 2006 5:27 PM -0400 "Richard L. Hess" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > It gets worse. Perhaps we'll all just sit around and make our own music > and ignore all major labels. > > I don't think this was mentioned previously on this list. > > http://news.com.com/Congress+readies+broad+new+digital+copyright+bill/210 > 0-1028_3-6064016.html > > Tape Restoration Seminar: MAY 9-12, 2006; details at Web site. > Richard L. Hess email: [log in to unmask] > Aurora, Ontario, Canada (905) 713 6733 1-877-TAPE-FIX > Detailed contact information: http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm Marcos