Ravenwood - 12/04/02 10:46 AM
It looks like Finland has their own RIAA. The Finnish 'copyright society' has gone so far as to shake down cab drivers who play the radio and churches who sing hymns.
How long before Hilary Rosen, head of the U.S. based Recording Industry Ass. of America, pops up from under your desk to demand a nickle every time you hum a catchy tune that got stuck in your head.
We're not too far from that ourselves. I have a friend who's an IP lawyer (a lot of those in Houston) who says that a restaurant chain he works for (but didn't name) were given notice that they couldn't play the radio anymore. He said they could have challenged it and might have won, but they might not have.
Posted by: R. Alex at December 4, 2002 5:49 PM(c) Ravenwood and Associates, 1990 - 2014
