| Internet Radio Station Owner: Rusty Hodge Replies
Publisher's Note: Rusty Hodge has been in the internet radio business since the beginning. His business sense and ethics are respected by all who know him. His words are worth hearing; they are in response to the Audio Graphics' article "When the Internet Radio Copyright Dust Settles..."
"What is a song worth, and why should a popular song be worth the same as one that's only so-so? That's the value that should be in question." That's a really good point.
Obviously, for over the air play, that value is nothing, or possibly the promotional value of the exposure.
But the real reason FM and AM broadcasters were exempted in the first place is because copyright gives the owner a monopoly on that work. And in the US, we don't like monopolies, and when you have to have a monopoly, there is regulation.
SOPHOI Reduces Complexity of Content Licensing for IPTV Providers
Today at the IPTV World Forum, SOPHOI, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise intellectual property management software, announced that its Intellectual Property Licensing Suite (iPLS) 3.0 for content licensing management is immediately available. With SOPHOIs new solution, IPTV providers can more easily manage the content licensing process and deliver differentiated content services and experiences to end consumers. The SOPHOI iPLS 3.0 content licensing management solution enables IPTV providers to manage content catalogs, content rights, licensing contracts, usage and revenue reporting, royalties, and to perform content performance analysis. By automating these content licensing operations, iPLS 3.0 allows telecommunications carriers, cable operators, broadcasters and broadband providers to maximize the value and minimize the risks of sourcing and distributing IPTV content.
Beatles Not Exclusive to iTunes? Apple Trademark Licensing Terms?
This FoxNews.com story offers some confirmation that the Beatles will offering their music catalog digitally. Neil Aspinall, head of Apple Corps Ltd. confirms that all 13 core Beatles albums have been remastered. There have been a lot of rumors and speculation that Apple and the Beatles had come to an exclusive agreement to release the Beatles catalog on iTunes. The rumors were reinforced when Apple Inc and Apple Corps announced a trademark agreement earlier this month in which Apple Inc will own all the trademarks related to "Apple" and license the trademarks back to Apple Corps for continued use. Aspinall's comments indicate that they will be releasing the Beatles catalog in time, but that it will not be exclusive to iTunes:But now Aspinall says that when the Beatles songs do get put on the Internet officially, it will be on all the services, not just one.
Apple’s wireless router with RFID
Apple's patent relates to a wireless router using an RFID transceiver. It should be noted that Apple has just released its new Airport Extreme, so today's patent could be either be introducing a peek at what could be coming next or simply presenting facts about their Airport Extreme we're simply not aware of. RFID network arrangement Apple's Abstract: A system for automatic configuration and authentication of network devices is disclosed. A network base station, e.g., a wireless router, includes an RFID transceiver. A network device includes an RFID tag. Then the network device is brought into proximity with the base station, an exchange of information takes place between the RFID transceiver in the base station and the RFID tag in the device. When the network device is powered on, it reads the information in its RFID tag and uses this information to establish a limited connection to the base station.
Record firms crack down on campuses
The Recording Industry Association of America has opened one of its biggest assaults yet on illegal file swapping with warning letters to 13 colleges, including the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, asking them to identify on-campus file swappers who the industry intends to pursue for copyright violations. The RIAA says those letters are just the first in a new wave of notifications heading for college campuses. But four years and 18,000 lawsuits into the courthouse campaign against illegal downloads, some question whether the tough tactics are working. "We think this is clearly, exactly the wrong direction to be taking," said Corynne McSherry, staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an Internet civil liberties group and vocal critic of the music industry's campaign.
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