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Aug 14th, 2006, 01:30 PM
RISA, the Recording Industry of South Africa, is accusing 5FM, one of SABC's most profitable radio stations, of abusing copyright and illegally sharing of music, because of the station's podcast.
RiSA's general manager, David du Plessis, said they advised the SABC in November to conduct their podcasting operations within mutually agreed parameters of the Copyright Act.
"The SABC had agreed to stop its podcasts with immediate effect, which they did at the time, and agreed to revert to RiSA with proposals regarding any future podcasts," he said.
However, SABC allegedly did not comply with RISA's request, leading to the current confrontation.
Read more... (http://www.podcastingnews.com/archives/2006/08/recording_indus.html)
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RiSA's general manager, David du Plessis, said they advised the SABC in November to conduct their podcasting operations within mutually agreed parameters of the Copyright Act.
"The SABC had agreed to stop its podcasts with immediate effect, which they did at the time, and agreed to revert to RiSA with proposals regarding any future podcasts," he said.
However, SABC allegedly did not comply with RISA's request, leading to the current confrontation.
Read more... (http://www.podcastingnews.com/archives/2006/08/recording_indus.html)
Source: Podcasting News (http://www.podcastingnews.com/)
Podcasting News features the latest podcast news, along with reviews, hardware and software info, and a podcast directory.