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RIAA wants to make FM radios mandatory in all smartphones, MP3 players
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article published on 17 August, 2010
The RIAA and NAB have proposed a new bill that would force all smartphones, MP3 players and tablets to include an FM radio in the future.
Gary Shapiro, the president of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), had some harsh words for the proposal, as it would affect a large number of devices built by CEA members.
"Rather than adapt to the digital marketplace, NAB and RIAA act like ... [ read the full article ]
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Necrosaro
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20. August 2010 @ 19:23 |
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Originally posted by toked:
Originally posted by ROMaster2:
Some people just don't listen to radio on their players or phones you know, they listen to THEIR OWN MUSIC.
But then how will they impose commercials and commercial music upon you!?
Thats why I LOVE listening to Sirius (Satellite) radio. Dont have to sit there and listen to 25 minutes of commercials every hour. The AM/FM radio is on the decline due to other music delivery systems out there.
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LeMike
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20. August 2010 @ 21:55 |
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Originally posted by Tristan_2:
First they unlawfully sue People on P2P or almost all forms of Sharing Music, Now this? WHAT THE HELL!?
IS this year corporations and schools can get a way with breaking the Law Year? Seriously I just read nobody will be prosecuted in the School Web Cam Scandal and now this....
Its like we the regular people or Actors are involved in any scandal we get screwed yet Corporations and Schools they can almost get away with anything.
Are we in the Twilight Zone or woke in some alternate reality( little Sarcasm) It really feels the law in the globe works bat shit insane backwards
Sorry, Tristan: you'd better start listening when the girl sings your national anthem again: "The land of the Taxed and the home of the slave". The open secret of the USA is that Money Talks. Your country's politics are dictated by money, nothing else, and here you see just one small symptom of it. The greed for money on Wall Street over the last 20 years is the reason that the US managed to trash the whole world economy. Now you know: so go do something about it!
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21. August 2010 @ 04:16 |
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Yup...god bless America (because no one else will).
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21. August 2010 @ 07:06 |
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Originally posted by thargor:
If the w*nk*rs in the UK get their way, FM will be obsolete in a few years anyway. Leave us with digital cr*p, that has as much chance of holding a signal as me of holding Sandra Bullock (or whoever you fancy).
This is what has me confused, they're trying to banish analogue radio, to force us to upgrade to the inferior DAB etc, yet they want to enforce FM radios in smartphones ?, when FM's days are unfortunately numbered. There must be a hidden agenda here, i just can't see it yet though..
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21. August 2010 @ 07:45 |
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Originally posted by dziglar:
Originally posted by deak91:
wow if i wanted a fm radio i would not have bought an ipod i think the riaa and nab are forgetting that a fm radio was an option on some media player devices for the last 3-5 years that i can remember and the devices would cost more because the cost of the fm radio rights would be placed on the buyer . they dont sell well in the us because most if not all fm radio station are now dj free from 10 am to 6am thats all but the morning drive and lets not forget the many pop music only stations. after all it was them that got rid of the dj stations and made them music only . i have lots of music(mp3) that i play at work why would i pay more for a device that has an fm radio when its just music only just like my mp3s and lets not forget they might place a checking system in the player to stop you from playing your mp3s because you did not buy the tracks you encoded them and when you sync it up it might send your info to tell them who to sue for (stolen music ) not bought music
forcing the public to buy a fm radio player is just a last effort attempt for them to try to wedge a quickly dieing format to a newer format that is in its early prime to make itself relevant and to try to conform the new standard to the old standard instead of changing radio stations to compete with if not support the new format standard (please dont hate me for this after all we all have a**holes that spew sh*t just some spew from the mouth by mistake)
Shift and punctuation keys broke, eh?
Are you an english teacher?
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ddp
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21. August 2010 @ 13:34 |
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no but it is hard to read.
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Jay1Dk
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21. August 2010 @ 22:17 |
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You all fail to see this for what it is: a business model
None of you seem to quite figure out what such a proposal might entail:
Adding an FM radio to any device capable of signal reception and making it mandatory means that everyone owning said device has the ability to listen to whatever station are on the dial.
This provides the stations with huge "potential markets" and keeps them in existence.
Moreover, it allows for governments to impose on people a "multimedia tax". My country already has this (as part of the world's highest tax rate). Because of the high penetration rate of said device, any government can decide that majority of their population own one and therefore impose the tax on all citizens, leaving it up to the latter to prove that (s)he does not own a device capable of receiving FM. Payment of this tax can even be automated so that funds are transferred directly into your government's coffers.
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22. August 2010 @ 10:01 |
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Originally posted by Dapsone:
I don't really understand why they are pushing this. There has to be something where this feeds money back to the RIAA? (i.e. how these royalties work) But I'm not seeing where it's connected. Undoubtedly these guys are as crooked as they come.
Radio has to pay royalties to the RIAA. I suspect RIAA would prefer no button, have the radio on all the time. More money that way.
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IguanaC64
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23. August 2010 @ 16:28 |
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@ROMaster2 - If you want inexpensive, I just bought a BOSS 840UBI for $115 after shipping. Accepts USB and SDCards and has bluetooth built in (sound quality is not terribly good over the car speakers, but the person on the other side says they can hear me fine and road noise is pretty bad on that vehicle...I've also streamed bt audio from my cell phone to play mp3's and Pandora...sounded pretty good). Only real complaint is that the front is glossy and the display has trouble being bright enough when the sun is directly on the faceplate. If you don't want inexpensive then the sky's the limit! =)
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23. August 2010 @ 21:17 |
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Originally posted by creaky:
Originally posted by thargor:
If the w*nk*rs in the UK get their way, FM will be obsolete in a few years anyway. Leave us with digital cr*p, that has as much chance of holding a signal as me of holding Sandra Bullock (or whoever you fancy).
This is what has me confused, they're trying to banish analogue radio, to force us to upgrade to the inferior DAB etc, yet they want to enforce FM radios in smartphones ?, when FM's days are unfortunately numbered. There must be a hidden agenda here, i just can't see it yet though..
ah creaky that's an easy one, World Domination. they will send an FM wave to the users of all cell phones. these FM messages will contain Subliminal Information allowing the RIAA to embed thoughts into are brains every time we talk,text or are in proximity to a Corporate purchased 99c ring-tone.
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ddp
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23. August 2010 @ 21:40 |
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won't work with me as i don't have a cell phone nor do i want 1.
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dabagboy
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24. August 2010 @ 10:38 |
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Originally posted by Dapsone:
I don't really understand why they are pushing this. There has to be something where this feeds money back to the RIAA? (i.e. how these royalties work) But I'm not seeing where it's connected. Undoubtedly these guys are as crooked as they come.
from the article...
"The NAB is willing to cave into paying $100 million a year to the RIAA in royalties"
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 24. August 2010 @ 10:38
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25. August 2010 @ 19:16 |
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there was a time that people would have done anything short of murder to have a radio in their home.... but now the RIAA wants to squeeze money by requiring a radio? this is SO anti freedom that it must be unconstitutional
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26. August 2010 @ 01:04 |
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Originally posted by qazwiz:
there was a time that people would have done anything short of murder to have a radio in their home.... but now the RIAA wants to squeeze money by requiring a radio? this is SO anti freedom that it must be unconstitutional
were living in a technology age.Kids without the latest computer feel deprived.years ago people were just glad to have something to listen to music on or something new.Now people expect things.
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26. August 2010 @ 08:06 |
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Originally posted by xboxdvl2:
were living in a technology age.Kids without the latest computer feel deprived.years ago people were just glad to have something to listen to music on or something new.Now people expect things.
The only thing I expect from the RIAA is to sign quality musicians and put out quality music and then make it affordable to purchase. IMO $.99+ for a downloaded song is too much. In many cases you can get the CD cheaper if you go for the whole album and get higher quality DRM free tracks. There is much less overhead for the RIAA using downloading services and while some of the pricing may be the download services, like iTunes, setting the price I believe .$25 - $.50 is more reasonable for a downloaded track. I still prefer to do things "old school" and buy the album and make my own MP3s. The only downfall to that is I have to store these albums somewhere.
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Mez
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26. August 2010 @ 08:50 |
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Originally posted by dabagboy:
"The NAB is willing to cave into paying $100 million a year to the RIAA in royalties"
Yes but then the have one of the most powerful international lobby as an ally. Maybe the RIAA is powerful enough to require everyone in the world to carry a radio or face imprisonment.
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