[linux-audio-user] Creating live CDs (is illegal?)

Jan Depner eviltwin69 at cableone.net
Wed Jun 30 19:46:29 EDT 2004


Jeez, I'm glad someone straightened that out - I believe the Grateful
Dead would have prior art ;-)

Jan


On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 14:18, Them wrote:
> Robin Millette wrote:
> 
> > lau at hippie-online.de wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >> I'd like to know if there is a tool to create live CDs under Linux.
> >> 
> > 
> > 
> > That would be illegal: Clear Channel Limits Live CDs Company to block
> > bands from selling instant albums 
> > http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story?id=6066617&pageid=rs.Home&pageregion=single1&rnd=1085441305296&has-player=true&version=6.0.11.847
> > 
> > 
> > Or search google: 
> > http://www.google.com/search?q=patent+live+cd+recording
> > 
> > P.S.: don't shoot the messenger please!
> 
> Uh, no, that's not the same thing.  ClearChannel's issue is about Their 
> Competition making instant CDs *on the spot* for fans to buy immediately 
> after the show using specialized equipment that is covered by the patent 
> ClearChannel now owns.  Recording a live show and then later producing a 
> CD out of it is not something covered by the ClearChannel's patent.




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