Technics: Music storage, downloads: YouTube, Pinterest, Grooveshark protected by NY Supremes on copyright "safe harbor"

Hat Tip to Steve Bishop and his daily's Technology series that's just run "Grooveshark: NY Supreme Court upholds Grooveshark's legality" — see the top of his page for "Technology" in his menu.  Referenced in the originating article on the Grooveshark page itself is the acronym "DMCA" which stands for Digital Millenium Copyright Act (USA, 1996), a bad piece of legislation which the corporate hogs have used to hack to pieces various music sharing websites where you can download songs and albums free.   The corporate hogs in this matter are regressive, trying to revert us all to the days when they coud play monopolistic games with enjoyers of music who can't afford to always be buying songs/albums at inflated prices.  They get strangle-hold power on the distribution of music, and are slothful and manipulative about what songs can actually get onto a disc they produce.  The way they tie up musicians who "sign on" to contracts, then bottle up the musicians' works and never actually produce and promote the envisioned record, is all most disgusting.  Then, of course, the musicians they select from their "stable," they pay with professional baseball salaries.  Anyway, it looks like a court has tried to even the balance.  Cheers on this to the New York State's Supreme Court!

— Technowlb and Musikos, refWrite Back page columnists for Technics and Music.


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NY Supreme Court Upholds Grooveshark Legality

Hey everyone! Thought we would provide an update on the New York Supreme Court’s decision earlier this week. The Court’s decision on the DMCA is significant not only for Grooveshark, but for this industry as a whole, as the Court clarified and confirmed that Internet Service Providers like YouTube, Pinterest and Grooveshark are protected by a broad “safe harbor” from claims of copyright infringement based on user-uploaded content. Grooveshark is also pleased that the Court is permitting it to proceed with its counterclaims, which raise serious issues regarding UMG’s past business practices. This is the latest in a series of important legal victories for Grooveshark, which looks forward to continuing to contribute to the innovations and new technologies that are re-inventing the music business.

If you’re keen on diving into the legalese, here’s a link to the official decision: UMG Recordings, Inc. vs. Escape Media Group, Inc.

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