http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/ Engadget Comments for RIAA wants -- surprise -- DRM on all digital radio http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 21st 2007 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 22nd 2007 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/]]>Jul 21st 2007 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 21st 2007 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 22nd 2007 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 21st 2007 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 21st 2007 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 21st 2007 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 21st 2007 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFID)]]>Jul 23rd 2007 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 21st 2007 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 22nd 2007 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 21st 2007 8:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 21st 2007 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 21st 2007 8:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/
...and Engadget owes me 43 cents for displaying this.]]>Jul 21st 2007 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/]]>Jul 22nd 2007 1:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 21st 2007 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 22nd 2007 5:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/
It would have been a lot better for consumers and record companies if they did that instead of trying to gain complete control over every single 1 and 0.

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And yes I buy all my music via iTunes. Stealing is wrong. But stealing is not the music business problem. It's the garbage they try and sell.]]>Jul 21st 2007 9:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/
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HD Radio has its' problems. It's most likely a dollar short and a day late in "saving" terrestrial broadcasting, and certainly isn't going to help it not Suck.

But the thing here is that the FCC JUST MADE THE IBIQUITY HDRadio Codec the LAW. They signed off, lock, stock, and Barrel, on the Codec, the Method for Making HD, and the way Broadcasters are going to spit it into the Ether, on AM and FM. It's DONE. The Ones And Zeroes Must be Made by THIS scheme to be legally broadcast. Period. And that scheme doesn't include DRM.

The Ibiquity HD codec does not allow for the added overhead of DRM, and there's no way in hell everyone who's ponied up the kinda cash that "Going HD" entails, is gonna pull that all out now, or turn it off. This isn't like killing Internet Streaming in 1999/2000; what the RIAA goons are asking is the equivalent of a "Do Over" on the entire HD Bitstream, to include DRM, AFTER it's been tested, approved, and put in the Wild by hundreds of broadcasters, expending millions of dollars. They had YEARS of "testing Phases", "Temporary Authorizations" , and "Experimental Authorities" to deal with this, and they waited until AFTER the FCC cast the Grand Master.

Say what you want about the NAB, I don't see their Lobbyists letting this happen... And I'm sure, with the Grease Ibiquity was able to lay to get their product to be declared The Standard for HD, they're not going to "allow" their HDCodec to be ruled Unnacceptable either.

Really, it'td be a laughable fight, but it's not going to happen. And trust me, you can download an illeagal rip in better quality than your local HD station is giving you anyway, and not have it pre-processed and compressed all to hell for maximum loudness.

HD Radio, cool, yes. On AM, Wow. Really, you gotta hear it to believe it. But a BitTorrent replacement? An endless source of Digital DRM-Free Music? Not so much so.

We shall now see a BAttle of the Legal Departments to end all... and I guarantee broadcasters will pick up the costs in higher fees to Ibiquity to license their codec... which means commercials on the HD2 and HD3 channels to pay for it all... and again, we suffer, because the RIAA and their lawyers are, well, them.



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So: 1) pirate major label music. 2) go see your favorite bands in concert. 3) buy from artists on independent labels where the artist makes much more money. I really think this is the only way to bring down the RIAA. Just my opinion of course.]]>Jul 21st 2007 10:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/
Beginning today and henceforth, the JIAA (John Industry Assoc. of America) would like tribute in the form of cash sent to me on a regular basis. Also, no one may sing in their car without my express written consent. This is what I want and if I don't get it, I'm filing a lawsuit on Monday.]]>Jul 21st 2007 10:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 21st 2007 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/
and I hate the RIAA.]]>Jul 21st 2007 11:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 22nd 2007 7:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/
I mean, it only takes on average 5-10 cents to manufacture CD's and they still jack up the price to 15-20 dollars, while they sell the cassette tapes at a measly $2.

RIAA, really now, after the Sony DRM-rootkit fiasco, you still don't learn do you?]]>Jul 21st 2007 11:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.musiccdsettlement.com/english/default.htm]]>Jul 22nd 2007 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/
I personally am getting sick of the back and fourth, back and fourth drama between Internet Radio and Sound Exchange. Someone please tell the RIAA to back off Internet Radio and stop shoving down DRM down every digital technology that comes out! The RIAA even gets paid by me listening to their "crappy" (pun intended) music in the bathroom! LOL ...]]>Jul 22nd 2007 12:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/
I will continue sticking it to the RIAA and keep supporting the artists. I will not support a greedy corporate bastards. I wish these bastards would just make the music free, not a cash cow to fill pockets.

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When are we going to rise up and find a way to take these fuckers down!?!?!?!?!?

RIAA... I'll be laughin' my ass off when you're burnin' in hell! (Props to Wierd Al Yankovic)]]>Jul 22nd 2007 4:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 22nd 2007 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/
i'm just glad i can still listen to soma.fm]]>Jul 22nd 2007 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/However, don't get caught up in the little shit - the real RIAA/Sound Exchange (yes they are the same owners) is all about Label control. A close look at the payouts to artists FACTUALLY shows that 95% of all fees collected go to the Labels or Sound Exchange - the artists get nothing or almost nothing.
It costs Indie artists thousands of dollars to join ASCAP and BMI or SESAC - if they aren't registered all collections default to Sound Exchange. Considering the large percentage of Indie artists on internet Radio, RIAA screws the Indie artist twice hard ... 1) No payouts and 2.) no play.
RIAA screws all artists, label and Indie - and splits the take with the labels. Another feat of great government brought to us by the Lobbist controlled Bush administration.
I say - screw them ... don't play label artists ... ever!
If you do, you are a willing slave to RIAA and deserve what you get (nothing)]]>Jul 22nd 2007 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 22nd 2007 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/
I can but pray that this vile monster's death throes won't last much longer.]]>Jul 23rd 2007 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/21/riaa-wants-drm-on-all-digital-radio/Jul 24th 2007 2:05AM