Posted by peter (209.179.130.84) on June 28, 2002 at 22:56:05:
In Reply to: Re: Tools posted by Clyde Adair on June 26, 2002 at 20:26:07:
These folks might have something. At least what used to be stealing will now possibly put money back in the hands of creators; in Austria anyway....
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AUSTRALIA LEGALIZES MUSIC PIRACY
The Australian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) has agreed
to allow CD-copying kiosks in exchange for a royalty payment. The deal,
the first of its kind, will allow consumers to go to one of the kiosks,
to be located in stores or in public places, and pay $5 each to copy a
music CD. AMCOS, which represents songwriters and music publishers,
agreed to the deal with Little Ripper, a CD-copying company, reportedly
for a flat royalty of about six percent. Observers said that this deal,
which seems to indicate acceptance among copyright owners that piracy
is here to stay, will force the Australian Record Industry Association
(ARIA) into a similar arrangement. Officially ARIA still says that the
kiosks are illegal.
News Interactive, 24 June 2002