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RE: Supremes rule for freelancers

Subject: RE: Supremes rule for freelancers
From: "Kathy E. Gill" <techwriter -at- cyberwriter -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 10:48:26 -0700

At 10:06 AM -0700 6/25/01, Wally wrote:

We have a quasi-yet-to-be-determined model for this with the Napster issue,
and I, too, believe this decision will significantly restrict the flow of
information. This "victory" may well end up being very hollow.


Kathy remarks dryly,

Yes, in both cases the major media companies are "screwing" the smaller guy. Anyone who thinks the media gorillas are doing this for their artists is not in touch with reality.


On the Napster subject and possibly OT for this list (apologies in advance)


Court Slaps Fees on CD Burners
http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27374,00.html
(BERLIN) Hewlett-Packard GmbH must pay intellectual-property fees on
CD burners retroactively for three years, a German court ruled on
Thursday. HP said it will appeal the ruling.

The ongoing legal battle seeks to determine whether buyers of the
devices must pay a flat fee to offset losses sustained by authors and
artists whose work is duplicated without their permission. HP is
fighting the test case on behalf of all hardware makers.

Negotiations between manufacturers and authors'-rights guilds
collapsed earlier this year, after HP withdrew an initial agreement
to pay $5.25 (DM12) on each new CD burner sold.


** note **
Anecdotes suggest that we paid a similar fee on tapes in the 70s.


Kathy




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