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Free for the listening -- and legal
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 11:22:09 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> Date: November 2, 2004 12:28:00 AM EST To: undisclosed-recipient:; Subject: Free for the listening -- and legal Free for the listening -- and legal By Hiawatha Bray | November 1, 2004 The Internet remains as tuneful as ever, record-company lawsuits notwithstanding. Any kind of music you fancy is free for the listening, and you don't even have to steal it. With thousands of legitimate music streams online, a good broadband connection is all you need. Of course, we humans can only listen to one channel at a time. Our computers aren't so limited. With the right software, you can tune in to two, five, or a dozen Internet audio streams, record them all, then listen at leisure. It's not altogether good news for the recording industry, already busy trying to stamp out the music file-swappers. But there's not much they can do about it. It's perfectly legal to record a TV show for personal use, or to tape a favorite AM radio talk show. The same principle applies to Internet audio streams. As long as you don't pass out copies to others, you're on the right side of the law. So all you need is software that will capture the incoming music and save it to your hard drive. You can download a number of these programs, ranging from the primitive to the polished. ...http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2004/11/01/ free_for_the_listening____and_legal/
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