April 16, 2008

Section 115

General Counsel from Copyright Office.

Amend it? " Most important musical issue for digital music distribution".

Another look at it. Look at business models of digital music distribution. Limited download v interactive streams. All implicate copies. Is that delivery as defined in scope of license? Server copies. Steaming copies.

Important because royalty judges are hearing on new rates. Novel question of law is whether interactive streaming a digital phono record delivery? No. on demand digital transmission : should they be eligible for royalty rate?

Everything depends on definition of digital phono record delivery.

Notice of proposed rule making forthcoming.

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