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- From: lester@naomi.b23b.ingr.com (Les Bartel)
- Subject: Re: Digital-to-Digital copying
- Message-ID: <1992Dec15.194345.18590@infonode.ingr.com>
- Sender: usenet@infonode.ingr.com (Usenet Administrator)
- Reply-To: lester@naomi.b23b.ingr.com
- Organization: Intergraph Corporation
- References: <1735@rwja.umdnj.edu> <1992Dec14.210256.2398@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> <Bz9rCs.J7t@ssesco.com> <1992Dec15.150336.3695@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 19:43:45 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec15.150336.3695@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>, whs70@dancer.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h) writes:
- |>
- |> The main goal of the federal laws was not so much the SCMS as it
- |> is the establishment of royalty fees on blank DAT tapes and
- |> DAT tape recorders (as well as other digital audio recording
- |> media and equipment (DCC??, MD???)
-
- So this means that I can copy anything I want, without fear of prosecution,
- right? After all, I've paid the royalties by buying the blank tape.
- Likewise, when I record my performance of the music I wrote, I should get
- a portion of the royalties.
-
- This royalty stuff can't be that stupid, can it? What am I missing here?
-
- By the way, how much is the royalty per tape (or however it is figured)?
-
- - les
-
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- Les Bartel Look, I'll make a deal with you.
- Intergraph Corporation If you stop telling lies about me,
- Electronics Division I'll stop telling the truth about you.
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