Although Cnet news is credited with this It actually comes from the Radio
and internet news letter  

 

From CNET News: "The RIAA has already mounted a court challenge against
<http://www.xmradio.com> XM Satellite Radio over gadgets like the Pioneer
Inno that allow  <http://www.riaa.com>  <http://www.riaa.com/> riaa
<http://www.riaa.com> consumers to trap individual songs originally played
on air in alleged violation of copyright. 

"Now the industry group is urging that issue to be one of the deciding
factors xm/sirius?for federal regulators weighing the proposed
multibillion-dollar union of XM and its sole competitor, Sirius Satellite
radio...

"[T]he RIAA said it's concerned that both satellite radio companies have
invested in technologies that allow them to shortchange artists on the
distribution side 'by giving users the ability to download copyrighted sound
recordings to portable devices, effectively transforming a radio-like
service into a digital distribution subscription service like Rhapsody or
Napster.' 

 

A merger could bolster those investments and 'seriously threaten the
viability of the music industry as a whole,' the RIAA wrote. The group also
called on the  <http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9741103-7.html>
<http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9741103-7.html> cnet
<http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9741103-7.html> FCC to require the merged
companies to pay higher royalty rates in general to the record industry,
arguing the firms are 'no longer new, struggling companies' that can get
away with paying what it called 'below-market rates.'"

 

mike

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