February 4th, 2008
RIAA Wants To Reduce Royalties To Musicians & Other Newsbites
- The RIAA wants to lower royalties paid out to the artists from the present rate of 9 cents per song — about 13% of the wholesale price — down to 8% of wholesale. What’s this about wanting to protect the artists, again?
- Microsoft says there are no laws in Canada to protect creators, despite receiving the highest statutory damages awards in Canadian copyright history.
- The free and open Internet continues to slowly be choked as a Danish court has forced a major telecom to block all Internet access to The Pirate Bay BitTorrent tracker.
- Fascinating thoughts on just how many questions can be raised if the copyright law is amended for educational requirements instead of adjusting the legislation’s language from the get-go.
Sides chosen in royalty tussle
Microsoft Misleads on Copyright Reform
IFPI Forces Danish ISP to Block The Pirate Bay
Educational Use of the Internet Amendment: Is it Necessary?