Re: [ARSCLIST] Napster for Opera Lovers?

[Mike Richter <mrichter@xxxxxxx>]

Karl Miller wrote:
> I thought that the article below might be of interest to this group.
>
> For me...the last two paragraphs are the best...
>
> "Now postulate that a group of those with a common interest is formed
> under one of the free services, for example, those at Yahoo Groups.
> Such a group is the classical music exchange OperaShare
> (http://launch.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/OperaShare/).
>
> Subject to rules on proper posting, notably including no recordings
> currently in print, one may post there the URL for one's recent upload.
> Or you may ask for a favorite title which someone is likely to post for
> you. If one person asks for a good recording of the 1935 Met broadcast
> of "Tristan und Isolde" with Flagstad and Melchior, someone will post
> his for download. Then someone else may offer a copy from a better
> source or one which has been cleaned up. Regardless, the recording is
> available at an investment of interconnect time - and no other cost."'
>
> Karl

Please note that in the material I supplied there is no mention of 
copyright issues. They are clearly relevant but have not been addressed 
in either of the services cited except for the prohibition on currently 
available commercial recordings.

This combination of services is not the equivalent of Napster in one 
critical area: the files are provided from a single server via HTTP, not 
distributed as in previous file sharing. That may prove relevant to 
issues of rights. Anyone downloading is infringing, but neither service 
in itself may be liable. Or both may be liable - TBD.

Mike
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