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EMI's legal team dismissed this interpretation, saying the album stipulation applies only to physical releases like CDs and DVDs. "In 1999, when [the contract] was negotiated, iTunes didn't even exist," EMI lawyer Elizabeth Jones told BusinessWeek.

That would seem to argue against EMI. All rights to the music belong to Pink Floyd except those they allow to the record company. No mention of digital downloads, then now digital downloads. The furthest stretch I could see is that a digital download is the same as buying an album, but that would mean the album has to be sold intact. Without seeing the exact wording of the contract, I have to go with Pink Floyd on this.

29 posted on 03/10/2010 2:28:19 PM PST by KarlInOhio (New Olympic tagline Shut up, Bob Costas. Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!)
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To: KarlInOhio
EMI's legal team dismissed this interpretation, saying the album stipulation applies only to physical releases like CDs and DVDs

Cool! US copyright law says "phonograph" and such terms, not compact disc or song download. So according to their logic it's perfectly legal download as much music as you want without paying.

31 posted on 03/10/2010 2:40:01 PM PST by antiRepublicrat
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But I’ve seen Roger Waters’ 5 times now and the only albums he played through were Pro’s & Con’s of Hitchhiking, Radio KAOS (interrupted with Pink Floyd songs), and Dark Side of the Moon.


41 posted on 03/10/2010 11:30:04 PM PST by a fool in paradise
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