RE: Linked to the hip

Jim Whitehead (ejw@ics.uci.edu)
Fri, 2 Jul 1999 13:07:58 -0700


I'm no lawyer, but it seems to me ASCAP doesn't have a legal leg to stand on
here. Unfortunately, I can see many sites capitulating just to avoid a
costly legal battle. But, it seems to me there's the potential for a class
action suit if all the affected sites ganged together.

- Jim

> (not only cant you have music on your site without paying a fee, now if
> you link to a site that does, you have to pay. This means in effect all
> the Radio Station on the Net links are subject to the fee.....I think the
> phrase...BLOW ME...comes to mind)
>
> http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/20507.html
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