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[PSUs]| Monday 14th June 2004 |
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), says it has been working with the Federal Trade Commission in the US to finalise legislation on digital radio broadcasting, which currently operates under interim regulations, and include rules that might stop the recording of individual songs on the radio unless they are paid for.
This could even go so far as to have a button that would allow listeners to purchase songs they like. The RIAA says it has approached the National Association of Broadcasters to discuss the commercial possibilities.
There is already software that can 'rip' digital broadcasts to a file widely available, but as yet none that can search for individual tracks being broadcast and download them individually.
It's not just the legislative approach that is worrying for opponents, however. As with sharing music over file-sharing networks, the concern is that the RIAA will take as heavy-handed an approach in dealing with those that contravene such legislation, filing hundreds of suits against consumers.
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