Comments on: Speaking of Iron Triangles… http://techliberation.com/2006/07/13/speaking-of-iron-triangles/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Fri, 25 May 2012 18:27:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tim Schneider http://techliberation.com/2006/07/13/speaking-of-iron-triangles/comment-page-1/#comment-51927 Tim Schneider Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:11:24 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/07/13/speaking-of-iron-triangles/#comment-51927 <p>I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that the performance licenses that XM has are compulsory. As in, the music industry can't say no. But music licensing is an absolute morass, so I'm not positive about that. I think it's part of the AHRA.<br><br>For what it's worth, I wouldn't want the music industry to have absolute control over performance rights. The end of cover bands? Or maybe that would be a good thing.</p> I might be wrong, but I’m pretty sure that the performance licenses that XM has are compulsory. As in, the music industry can’t say no. But music licensing is an absolute morass, so I’m not positive about that. I think it’s part of the AHRA.

For what it’s worth, I wouldn’t want the music industry to have absolute control over performance rights. The end of cover bands? Or maybe that would be a good thing.

]]> By: Tim Schneider http://techliberation.com/2006/07/13/speaking-of-iron-triangles/comment-page-1/#comment-34116 Tim Schneider Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:11:24 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/07/13/speaking-of-iron-triangles/#comment-34116 <p>I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that the performance licenses that XM has are compulsory. As in, the music industry can't say no. But music licensing is an absolute morass, so I'm not positive about that. I think it's part of the AHRA.</p> <p>For what it's worth, I wouldn't want the music industry to have absolute control over performance rights. The end of cover bands? Or maybe that would be a good thing.</p> I might be wrong, but I’m pretty sure that the performance licenses that XM has are compulsory. As in, the music industry can’t say no. But music licensing is an absolute morass, so I’m not positive about that. I think it’s part of the AHRA.

For what it’s worth, I wouldn’t want the music industry to have absolute control over performance rights. The end of cover bands? Or maybe that would be a good thing.

]]> By: Lewis Baumstark http://techliberation.com/2006/07/13/speaking-of-iron-triangles/comment-page-1/#comment-51926 Lewis Baumstark Thu, 13 Jul 2006 21:58:49 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/07/13/speaking-of-iron-triangles/#comment-51926 <p>The more I hear about this, the more insane it gets. The music companies understandably want to curtail recording off of, e.g., XM. The proper response would be to not license their music to XM unless XM halts such recording. But they're too afraid to do that, too afraid XM will simply drop them. Instead, they short-circuit the market process and get the government to force XM to play ball.</p> The more I hear about this, the more insane it gets. The music companies understandably want to curtail recording off of, e.g., XM. The proper response would be to not license their music to XM unless XM halts such recording. But they’re too afraid to do that, too afraid XM will simply drop them. Instead, they short-circuit the market process and get the government to force XM to play ball.

]]> By: Lewis Baumstark http://techliberation.com/2006/07/13/speaking-of-iron-triangles/comment-page-1/#comment-34115 Lewis Baumstark Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:58:49 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/07/13/speaking-of-iron-triangles/#comment-34115 <p>The more I hear about this, the more insane it gets. The music companies understandably want to curtail recording off of, e.g., XM. The proper response would be to not license their music to XM unless XM halts such recording. But they're too afraid to do that, too afraid XM will simply drop them. Instead, they short-circuit the market process and get the government to force XM to play ball.</p> The more I hear about this, the more insane it gets. The music companies understandably want to curtail recording off of, e.g., XM. The proper response would be to not license their music to XM unless XM halts such recording. But they’re too afraid to do that, too afraid XM will simply drop them. Instead, they short-circuit the market process and get the government to force XM to play ball.

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