New Law Would Ban Recording Songs Off Satellite and Internet Radio

"Satellite and Internet radio services would be required to restrict listeners' ability to record and play back individual songs, under new legislation introduced...in the U.S. Senate. The rules are embedded in a copyright bill called the Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act, or Perform Act...

The measure takes "...aim at portable satellite radio devices, such as XM Satellite Radio's Inno player, that allow consumers to store copies of songs originally played on-air. The proposal says that all audio services--Webcasters included--would be obligated to implement 'reasonably available and economically reasonable' copy-protection technology aimed at preventing 'music theft' and restricting automatic recording.

Source: radio.about.com

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