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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (629)	7/16/2001 11:44:03 PM
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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (629)	7/17/2001 12:59:42 PM
From: Original Mad Dog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3937

Here's an article on some recent online music deals and the remaining obstacles. Note toward the end of the article that they are talking about downloads which you could only play if your subscription fees were current. I wonder if this means: (1) you couldn't burn the downloads onto CD's; (2) you couldn't listen to the downloads excepts through your Internet connection (which in my case is not always on); (3) the downloads would be streaming audio rather than MP3 format. If it's any or all of the above, it won't work, IMO. Nobody will buy it. If you can burn the stuff onto CD's and send the file to your hard drive, then they won't be able to enforce the restrictions they are talking about. Monday July 16 8:10 PM ET FullAudio gets licenses amid industry publishing debate By Sue Zeidler LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As a rift over publishing rates threatens the record industry's plans to launch online music services, tiny upstart FullAudio Corp. has became the first company with all the licenses necessary to offer a major label's music on an Internet-based subscription service. New York-based FullAudio late Sunday said it reached a licensing deal with EMI Group's EMI Recorded Music, enabling the company to provide the music of EMI, home to Janet Jackson and Radiohead, on its service. The agreement with EMI Recorded Music comes on the heels of FullAudio's licensing deals with EMI's and Bertelsmann AG (news - web sites)'s music publishing arms, which hold the separate rights to the compositions underlying the recordings. Licenses for both compositions and sound recordings are necessary to launch online subscription music services, something which remains a sticking point for the music industry amid a continued debate over terms. The world's five major labels have split into two competing online camps with EMI, BMG and AOL Time Warner in one venture known as MusicNet and Vivendi Universal and Sony Corp (news - web sites). in a tie-up known as PressPlay. Both PressPlay and MusicNet hope to launch subscription services by late summer, but their plans could be scuttled if they fail to obtain the underlying publishing rights for the music they hope to offer. Talks between the two sides are ongoing, but have snagged on the question of what rates that are due publishers for the songs provided in on-demand or interactive music services streamed over the Internet. PUBLISHING BATTLE COULD DELAY MAJOR LABEL PLANS ``We're still talking. The ball's in the labels' court,'' Carey Ramos, an attorney for music publishers, told Reuters, adding, ``I think there would be a good deal of relief on both sides if some agreement can be reached.'' Officials from the recording industry say an agreement is necessary to move forward. ``The dispute remains an issue and could delay the introduction of subscription music services,'' said Cary Sherman, senior executive vice president and general counsel for the Recording Industry Association of America (news - web sites). Meanwhile, FullAudio, which employs 40 people and is one of the few remaining stand-alone online music providers, hopes to launch its subscription service in the fourth quarter. It is currently negotiating deals with distribution partners. ``Having already secured major publishing licenses, FullAudio has a very strategic advantage over competitive offerings in the market, allowing us to launch our music subscription service quickly,'' said Chris Copeland Gladwin, chief executive of FullAudio. James Glicker, president of FullAudio, said the company is talking with distribution partners, retailers and other major labels. ``We're going to cut deals with portals and record retailers. That's the last piece that we need, now that we have enough rights to launch from a content point of view,'' Glicker told Reuters. FullAudio said it will provide digital rights management for EMI and plans to provide a platform for music downloads that would allow digital music files to be kept in subscribers' PCs and accessed for as long as subscription payments are current. If the subscriber fails to pay the monthly fee, the user would be unable to access music already downloaded. The service will be available as a stand-alone service and could also be provided via other distribution partners. It is expected to be priced at between $5 and $20 a month. dailynews.yahoo.com