Presumably relishing the experience of taking their customers to court, the Recording Industry Of Association is reportedly pressuring the US media regulator the FCC to crack down on the taping of music off the radio. Word is the RIAA fears that as digital radio takes off the taping of digital quality music off the radio will become as big a threat to the music biz as illegal downloading. According to the New York Daily News, the RIAA has asked the FCC to act in this regard as they finalise digital radio regulations. Quite how you monitor the taping of said tracks we don't know. Whether legal action against the humming of tunes without full label approval is next on the agenda is also unclear.
Jun 11, 2004
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RIAA consider taking on taping radio tracks in digital age
The RIAA is reportedly pressing the FCC to crack down on off-air taping of digital-quality music as US digital radio regulations are finalised.