‘Streaming media may be one of the most powerful tools for distri...
“Streaming media may be one of the most powerful tools for distributing music we've ever seen,” RIAA Pres. Hilary Rosen said Thurs. at Kagan streaming media conference in N.Y., but she said it was critical that parties “get the…
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issue out of the courtroom and into the conference room.” Rosen told Webcasters that music industry was “eager to work with you” to negotiate contracts to license delivery of music via Internet. She said getting music online wouldn’t be “sprint,” but couldn’t be “marathon” either because consumers wouldn’t wait that long: “A legal framework, from laws to licensing agreements, is the best way… to ensure that we can do business in real time without the constant drag of disputes.” Rosen again highlighted importance of intellectual property: “A lot more than one technology is at stake. For our economy to flourish, we have to protect intellectual property.” Rosen also invited broadcasters to negotiate for rights to simulcast their programming on Internet, saying “we don’t think consumers should have to wait for a resolution in the courts.” She said other industries shouldn’t make same mistake that music business did by waiting too long to develop acceptable Internet delivery technologies: “If there is a vacuum in the marketplace, it will be filled by pirates.”