Record labels, satellite radio in conflict

New portable players that record and store songs at center of possible showdown between record industry and satellite radio.

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The RIAA probably whined when..

The RIAA probably whined when they replaced the crank-up motors on phonographs with electric motors. Change is evil.

I've got an FM radio with a cassette deck built in. It seems to me it does the same thing as this new infernal gadget. How could Sony do such a thing!

The RIAA probably whined when..

The RIAA probably whined when they replaced the crank-up motors on phonographs with electric motors. Change is evil.

I've got an FM radio with a cassette deck built in. It seems to me it does the same thing as this new infernal gadget. How could Sony do such a thing!

[bits4bites]

RIAA stiffleing innovation and usefulness

The RIAA/MPAA has a long history of stiffleing innovation in the name of "copyright protections". Just think, if they jumped on a service like Ituens or the "new" napster right off the bat.

But they also prevent usefulness of content. Last I checked it was legal to record over the air broacasts, timeshift TV, and use sound and video bites for non-commercial purposes.

I like satellite radio, it is void of obnoxius commercials and needless banter. the ability to time shift a satellite program is a great idea, similar to the Tivo (which is also facing problems of their own).

[bits4bites]

RIAA stiffleing innovation and usefulness

The RIAA/MPAA has a long history of stiffleing innovation in the name of "copyright protections". Just think, if they jumped on a service like Ituens or the "new" napster right off the bat.

But they also prevent usefulness of content. Last I checked it was legal to record over the air broacasts, timeshift TV, and use sound and video bites for non-commercial purposes.

I like satellite radio, it is void of obnoxius commercials and needless banter. the ability to time shift a satellite program is a great idea, similar to the Tivo (which is also facing problems of their own).

[Rusdude]

Huh? What about MyFi?

This makes no sense. XM has had this ability for almost a year now with the MyFi players -- the ONLY truly portable sat. radio player. The new offerings by XM and Sirius require you to record from some sort of non-portable dock (car/radio).

Now, MyFi lets people record 5 hrs of music. It's not much, the features are somewhat limited (e.g. no fast-forward/re-wind inside a track), but still, it seems to have similar capabilities as the new devices (e.g. song skipping) except those are more of native MP3 players. So why would RIAA make a fuss right now when they should've been up in arms last fall?

[Rusdude]

Huh? What about MyFi?

This makes no sense. XM has had this ability for almost a year now with the MyFi players -- the ONLY truly portable sat. radio player. The new offerings by XM and Sirius require you to record from some sort of non-portable dock (car/radio).

Now, MyFi lets people record 5 hrs of music. It's not much, the features are somewhat limited (e.g. no fast-forward/re-wind inside a track), but still, it seems to have similar capabilities as the new devices (e.g. song skipping) except those are more of native MP3 players. So why would RIAA make a fuss right now when they should've been up in arms last fall?