[rumori] Jassen's latest statement of idiocy


From: Every Man (every.manATpressthebutton.com)
Date: Sat Dec 14 2002 - 17:44:29 PST


Please see his comments on the FCC regulations we are supposedly violating
by selling tapes.

(note: we change the price of our CD's based on the cost of supplies in any
given month...he happened to catch us doing it this week)

>X-Sender: jassenATmail.bright.net
>Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 19:34:37 -0500
>To: Every Man <every.manATpressthebutton.com>,
> melissa rae giglio <mrg7ATpo.cwru.edu>
>From: Jassen <jassenATbright.net>
>Subject: Re: Press the Button
>X-Loop-Detect: 1
>
>>You asked us to stop selling our CD's and we have. When you've all reached
>
>As of 7:30pm on 12/14/02 you have not stopped the sale of the CDs despite
>your claim.
>
>The link to the order button is still active - although it is invisible
>until I mouse over it, then all the order buttons appear.
>
>Also, I see that you have changed the price from $5 to $2 per CD - I
>downloaded a copy of your website prior to you changing the price. Is the
>price switch-a-roo indicative of the level of integrity you will approach
>this issue in the future? Or is it an admission that you are indeed
>running a commercial venture?
>
>>Now unless there's some kind of station policy that you think we are
>>violating, please LEAVE ME ALONE! This is borderline harassment.
>
>You are violating FCC policy which is a violation of station policy and as
>a member of Executive Staff I am raising my concern:
>
>You have archived 5 years of PTB broadcasts and are making them available
>in a commercial venture and you are not a nonprofit educational institution.
>
>It is my opinion that selling an off-air re-transmission is in violation
>of FCC policy as outlined in the 96th Congress, 1st session - Off-Air
>Taping for Educational Use. The report is from 1979 and is not on-line,
>please see http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/Copyright/guiderec.htm for a
>summary - "A broadcast program may be recorded off-air simultaneously with
>broadcast transmission (including simultaneous cable retransmission) and
>retained by a nonprofit educational institution for a period not to exceed
>the first forty-five (45) consecutive calendar days after date of
>recording. Upon conclusion of such retention period, all off-air
>recordings must be erased or destroyed immediately."
>
>This will be the last email you will receive from me on this matter you
>have my opinions and my legal justification for my concerns.
>
>Jassen

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