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New Media, New Rules: The Digital Performance Right And Streaming Media Over The Internet, Joseph E. Magri
New Media, New Rules: The Digital Performance Right And Streaming Media Over The Internet, Joseph E. Magri
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
Streaming music over the Internet, or what otherwise is known as webcasting or Internet radio, has the potential to become the single most revolutionary means of music transmission ever developed.' In order to appreciate the potential impact of Internet radio, it is helpful to understand that Internet radio has the ability to venture far beyond the at-home personal computer that is tethered to a wall and logged-on to the Internet. With advances in wireless broadband technologies, such as wireless fidelity or Wi-Fi, and the growing availability of Internet content via mobile devices,' Internet radio will soon become widely available on …
Solutions Are On Track, Beth A. Thomas
Solutions Are On Track, Beth A. Thomas
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
This Note discusses the need to solve the copyright problems caused by digital file sharing over peer-to-peer networks and the possible solutions that would be acceptable to both the media industries and the public. While it is likely that the problems caused by file sharing will not decrease significantly by placing post-sales control in the hands of the artists, it is probable that legislative and industry driven technical counter-measures will be able to decrease illegal file sharing in an acceptable way.
Part I outlines copyright in general and how digital technology is pushing at the boundaries of copyright law. Part …